Electrocatalytic activity of N,N',N'',N'''-tetramethyl-tetra-3,4-pyridoporphyrazinocobalt(II) adsorbed on a graphite electrode towards the oxidation of hydrazine and hydroxylamine

The complex N,N',N '',Ntriple prime-tetramethyl-tetra-3,4-pyridoporphyrazinocobalt(II) ([Co(II)Tmtppa](4+)) irreversibly adsorbed on a graphite electrode displays electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of both hydrazine and hydroxylamine. The kinetics of the electrocatalytic four-electron oxidation of NH2NH2 and two-electron oxidation of NH2OH are examined using cyclic voltammetric and rotating disk electrode methods, and the corresponding kinetic parameters are obtained. The possible application of the [Co(II)Tmtppa](4+) modified electrode in sensing NH2NH2 and NH2OH is also discussed in this paper.