“…There have been several electrochemical studies of the specific adsorption of carboxylate anions on Au electrode surfaces, including formate, acetate, , benzoate, oxalate, malonate, , succinate, adipate, , and citrate . From the different adsorption configurations (bidentate, chelate, and monodentate) of the carboxylic COO group, typically, the bidentate form is used to describe the adsorbed states.…”