Hello, the image below is my cyclic voltammogram for a redox reaction with a metal and a ligand. Can you help me explain why I see two reductions and two oxidation cycles, respectively? What can it imply?
Based on the cyclic voltammogram you shared, the observation of two reduction and two oxidation peaks suggests that there are likely two different redox processes occurring for the metal-ligand system under study. Some possibilities include:
To distinguish these and obtain more definitive structural information, you could systematically alter experimental parameters like metal ion concentration, ligand ratio, pH levels, scan rates etc. and monitor the voltammetric response. Complementary structural characterization techniques (NMR, ESI-MS) would also help elucidate the origin of the dual redox behavior you observe.
Thank you very much, @Ahmed Emad Fathy Abbas,I highly appreciate it.
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