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Electronic spectra of organic-bases adsorbed on the surface of the vanadium-phosphoric catalyst

J. Čurilla and Š. Gerej

Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, P. J. Šafárik University, CS-04167 Košice

Abstract: The electronic spectra of basic indicators adsorbed on the dehydroxylated vanadium-phosphoric catalyst were studied. It has been found that the molecules of 4-aminoazobenzene, 4-(4'-tolylazo)-2-methylaniline, 4-phenylazodiphenylamine, and 4-nitroaniline are adsorbed in the ionized acid form while 2-nitroaniline as a basic indicator is not adsorbed in the conjugated acid form. The acidity strength of the surface adsorption centres thus revealed is attributed to the Lewis centres.

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Chemical Papers 41 (3) 407–411 (1987)