Adsorption and inhibitive properties of a new heterocyclic furan Schiff base on corrosion of copper in HCl 1Â M: Experimental and theoretical investigation

A new corrosion inhibitor namely (NE)-N-(furan-2-ylmethylidene)-4-({4-[E)-(furan-2-ylmethylidene) amino] phenyl} ethyl) aniline (SB)has been synthesized and its influence on corrosion inhibition of copper in 1 M hydrochloric acid solution has been studied by both electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Tafel polarization measurements. The investigated inhibitor has shown good inhibition efficiency in 1 M HCl. Adsorption of SB on copper surface follows the Langmuir isotherm. Copper surface characterization was performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Quantum chemical calculations show that SB has large negative charge in nitrogen and oxygen atoms, which facilitates the adsorption of SB on the copper surface.