Issue 29, 2017

The Langmuir–Hinshelwood approach for kinetic evaluation of cucurbit[7]uril-capped gold nanoparticles in the reduction of the antimicrobial nitrofurantoin

Abstract

In this work, gold nanoparticles protected by the macrocycle cucurbit[7]uril were used as a catalyst in the reduction of the hazardous antimicrobial nitrofurantoin. 4-Nitrophenol was also employed as the substrate of the reduction for comparative purposes. The kinetic data were modeled to the Langmuir–Hinshelwood equation to know the affinities of the reactants for the surface and the real kinetic constants, a comparison at the molecular level that is made for the first time. From the results, it was observed that the adsorption of nitrofurantoin was stronger than that of 4-nitrophenol whilst the kinetic constant on the surface was higher for 4-nitrophenol than for nitrofurantoin. Additionally, shifts in the nanoparticle surface plasmon band permitted insights to be obtained into the adsorption rate and strength. The reaction induction times were also investigated and were highly dependent on the borohydride concentration and, due to the higher surface affinity of nitrofurantoin compared with 4-nitrophenol, an increase in nitrofurantoin concentration increased the induction time, while a lag phase was not observed for 4-nitrophenol.

Graphical abstract: The Langmuir–Hinshelwood approach for kinetic evaluation of cucurbit[7]uril-capped gold nanoparticles in the reduction of the antimicrobial nitrofurantoin

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 May 2017
Accepted
06 Jul 2017
First published
06 Jul 2017

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017,19, 18913-18923

The Langmuir–Hinshelwood approach for kinetic evaluation of cucurbit[7]uril-capped gold nanoparticles in the reduction of the antimicrobial nitrofurantoin

E. Blanco, P. Atienzar, P. Hernández and C. Quintana, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 18913 DOI: 10.1039/C7CP03534A

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