Covalent attachment of porphyrins and ferrocenes to electrode surfaces through direct anodic oxidation of terminal ethynyl groups

Matthew V Sheridan; Kevin Lam; William E Geiger

doi:10.1002/anie.201307453

Covalent attachment of porphyrins and ferrocenes to electrode surfaces through direct anodic oxidation of terminal ethynyl groups

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Dec 2;52(49):12897-900. doi: 10.1002/anie.201307453. Epub 2013 Oct 11.

Authors

Matthew V Sheridan¹, Kevin Lam, William E Geiger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405 (USA).

PMID: 24127205
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201307453

Abstract

One with the surface: A method is presented for electrode modification with terminal alkynes and alkenes. Direct oxidation of these moieties leads to efficient grafting onto glassy carbon, gold, platinum, and indium tin oxide surfaces. Various ferrocenes and 5,10,15,20-(4-ethynylphenyl)porphyrin were attached in this way.

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrodes; oxidation; porphyrins; surface chemistry.