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HERO ID
4191175
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Conversion constants for redox potentials measured versus different reference electrodes in acetonitrile solutions at 25 degrees C
Author(s)
Pavlishchuk, VV; Addison, AW
Year
2000
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Inorganica Chimica Acta
ISSN:
0020-1693
EISSN:
1873-3255
Volume
298
Issue
1
Page Numbers
97-102
DOI
10.1016/S0020-1693(99)00407-7
Web of Science Id
WOS:000085017600016
Abstract
Caution should be exercised when one is comparing the redox potentials of complexes measured in CH3CN solutions Versus different reference electrodes. A critical review of conversion constants amongst various reference electrodes reported in the literature reveals that in most cases the comparisons of redox potential values are far from accurate. From measurements of relationships amongst various common reference electrodes in CH3CN solutions, conversion constants for redox potentials measured Versus different reference electrodes in acetonitrile solutions at 25 degrees C are proposed, along with a convention for reporting redox potential values. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
Keywords
electrochemistry; redox potentials; conversion constants; voltammetry; ferrocene; acetonitrile; saturated calomel electrode
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