Electroanalytical studies on ethoxylation of phthalic acid

Phthalic acid is an organic compound of modest commercial importance. The literature revealed that the chemical and physical properties of phthalic acid had been explored much. But a very little work has been done in the electro analysis of phthalic acid and of other aromatic compounds in general. This work is concentrated on the cyclic voltammetric studies of phthalic acid. Cyclic voltammograms have been recorded using different working electrodes, in different pH conditions, in different scan rates and with multiple scans. These studies revealed that ethoxylation of phthalic acid is diffusion controlled and there is no polymer formation on the electrodes.

Author(s): M. S. Selvakumar,N. Xavier and V. Jeyabal

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