Kinetic parameters of the electroreduction of oxygen on a graphitized carbon electrode activated by tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin and its cobalt complexes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1134/S0036024411120326

Electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of tetrakis(4- methoxyphenyl)porphyrin, tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrinatocobalt(II), and (tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrinato)chlorocobalt(III) are studied using the method of cyclic voltammetry. The redox-potentials of the electrode processes, the potentials of the half-wave and stationary rate constants for electroreduction of molecular oxygen are determined from an analysis of the voltammetric curves. The cobalt complex is found to be characterized by higher electrocatalytic activity than other analyzed compounds.