Electrochemical Studies of Guanosine in DMF and Detection of Its Radical Cation in a Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Nanogap Experiment
- 23 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 127 (11), 3690-3691
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja042433y
Abstract
This communication reports the findings of the investigation of the electrochemical (EC) oxidation of the important bimolecular guanosine (Gs) by scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) using carbon fiber ultramicroelectrodes (CF-UMEs) as the probe and substrate. The first attempt is to try to gain a steady-state voltammogram for EC oxidation of Gs at the CF-UME probe in aqueous buffer solutions with three different pH values. Experimental results indicate that due to serious adsorption of Gs on the CF-UME surface, an "S-shaped" steady-state voltammetric curve, which is required for SECM studies, cannot be obtained in aqueous solutions. To solve this adsorption problem, a series of experiments for studying the EC behavior of Gs in DMF are carried out. A well-defined "S-shaped" steady-state cyclic voltammogram (CV) could be achieved at the CF-UME in DMF containing 0.1M TBAPF6 as the supporting electrolyte. By combining several EC techniques, including cyclic voltammetry at glassy carbon (GC) macroelectrode and CF-UMEs, and chronoamperometry, the general chemical characteristics and EC behavior of Gs in DMF solution are studied. Furthermore, SECM detection of Gs*+, the radical cation of Gs electrogenerated in its first oxidation, is carried out by using feedback and tip generation/substrate collection modes in a nanogap configuration. Gs*+ has been electrochemically detected for the first time, with an estimated lifetime of </=40 mus and E degrees = 1.55 V versus NHE for the Gs/Gs*+ couple.Keywords
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