A new copper(II) complex [Cu(C 12 H 23 N 3 ) 4 Br 2 ·2H 2 O] was synthesized and its structure was characterized by x-ray crystallography and elemental analysis. The copper atom had a distorted octahedron coordination involving two bromide anions and four nitrogen atoms from the 1-decyl-1H-[1,2,4]triazole ligands. Moreover, the electrochemical behavior and electrocatalysis of the carbon paste electrode (Cu-CPE) bulk-modified by the complex have been studied in detail. The Cu-CPE showed excellent electrocatalytic activities toward the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and nitrite, and the detection limit was much lower than that mentioned in earlier reports. This bulk-modified CPE has good reproducibility, long-term stability and surface renewability, which appear promising for constructing chemical sensors.

The present work reports on the synthesis, characterization and performance of a new iron(III)-containing ionic liquid [(C 4 H 9 ) 2 -bim][FeCl 4 ] (Fe-IL, bim = benzimidazolium) as an electrocatalyst for nitrite and bromate reduction. The melting point of Fe-IL is 70°C. Thermal behavior of the Fe-IL was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and thermalgravimetry. The value of magnetic moment and its temperature dependence were measured. A conductive carbon paste electrode (Fe-IL/CPE) comprised of Fe-IL and carbon powder was fabricated by the direct mixing method. The Fe-IL has double functions-a binder and an electrocatalyst. The electrochemical behavior and electrocatalysis of Fe-IL/CPE have been studied by cyclic voltammetry. The Fe-IL/CPE shows excellent electrocatalytic activities toward nitrite and bromate reduction. The detection limit and the sensitivity are 0.01 lM and 100.58 lA lM -1 for nitrite, and 0.01 lM and 83.11 lA lM -1 for bromate detection, respectively. This work demonstrates that the Fe-IL may become a new kind of functional material in constructing chemicals and biosensors.

The title compound of phenyl-thiocarbamic acid-O-pyridin-4-ylmethyl ester has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, electronic spectroscopy and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Density functional theory (DFT) method calculations of the structure, atomic charge distributions and the thermodynamic properties at different temperatures have been performed. Calculated results show that DFT method at B3LYP/6-311G * * level can well reproduce the structure of the title compound. The predicted vibrational frequencies are compared with the experimental ones and they support each other on the whole. The atoms of sulfur, oxygen and the atom of nitrogen from pyridine ring all have bigger negative charges, which make the title compound become a multidentate organic ligand. The correlation equations of the thermodynamic properties of C • p,m and S • m with temperature are also obtained.

(2), were synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffractometry, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. They were used as bulk modifiers for the fabrication of two carbon paste electrodes (Cu-CPE): 1-CPE and 2-CPE. They had similar electrochemical behaviors characterized by cyclic voltammetry and good electrocatalytic activities toward the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and trichloroacetic acid. The detection limits, linear calibration ranges and sensitivities were respectively 0.01 μmol L

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