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Preliminary experiments were carried out to identify the general
features that characterize the behavior of the copper, α-lipoic acid
(LA) and dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA) systems on a mercury electrode.
Lipoic acid has a carboxylic group (pKa 4.7) and forms stable complexes
with Cu
2+
, Fe
2+
, Mn
2+
, and Zn
2+
with the complex being almost entirely with the carboxylate group [26,27]. However, in the presence of
excess copper LA reduces Cu
2+
to form the Cu+
–DHLA complex. In
this complex, two Cu+
ions are coordinated to the two thiolic sulfur
atoms of every ligand and the product is adsorbed strongly obtaining
a sensitive method to determine LA [25]. In the same way, it has been
reported that when Cu
2+
concentration is greater than that of DHLA,
the reduction process is concentration dependent; however when the
thiol becomes in excess, reduction appears to be inhibited [28]. Adsorptive voltammograms of a solution of α-lipoic acid show a high reduction
peak at−0.40 V, most probably to dihydrolipoic acid. In the presence of
Cu(II) a second small reduction peak is observed at −0.50–0.53 V,
which is related to copper concentration. To find the optimum experimental conditions, the effect of chemical and instrumental factors on
the intensity and shape of the reduction peak current was studied; the
results are reported in the following section.
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