Electrochemical and spectroscopic study of 4-(Phenyldiazenyl)-2-{[tris-(hydroxymethyl)methyl] aminomethylene}cyclohexa-3,5-dien-1(2H)-one: mechanism of the azo and imine electroreduction

Newly synthesized 4-(phenyldiazenyl)-2-{[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]aminomethylene} cyclohexa-3,5-dien-1(2H)-one was characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, NMR, electronic spectra, voltammetry. Tautomeric equilibrium of 4-(phenyldiazenyl)-2-{[tris(hydroxymethyl) methyl]aminomethylene}cyclohexa-3,5-dien-1(2H)-one in DMSOd is supported by ¹H NMR data. The nature of electrochemical process of 4-(phenyldiazenyl)-2-{[tris(hydroxymethyl) methyl]aminomethylene}cyclohexa-3,5-dien-1(2H)-one in Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 2-9) was studied on the HMDE by square-wave (SWV), adsorptive stripping square-wave (AdSWV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The electrochemical parameters (Ip/Ep, Ip/v, Ip/pH, Ip/t acc) of the compound were determined.