Four 4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate derivatives were synthesized through the Gould-Jacobs method and evaluated as corrosion inhibitors for 1020 mild steel in 1 mol/L hydrochloric acid. Gravimetric experiments showed that those organic molecules present 84–94 % anticorrosive efficiency at 2.00 mmol/L (298 K). At higher temperatures (318 and 338 K), those values go up to 97.3 % for the methoxy-substituted compound. Electrochemical measurements depicted that the charge-transfer mechanism controlled the corrosive and inhibitive processes and that the presence of the four organic substances in the electrolyte enhanced the polarization resistance and significantly diminished the corrosion density current, acting by adsorption on the metal surface. Polarization curves confirmed that they all are mixed-type corrosion inhibitors. Atomic Force Microscopy illustrated the topography of the metallic surface and suggested to the formation of a protective layer. Atomistic simulations by first-principles Density Functional Theory revealed the formation of covalent bonds between quinolone molecules and the iron surface, with MODC and AODC having the stronger negative interaction energy values compared to NODC and CODC compounds. Electronic analysis of the adsorption geometries of molecules at Fe(1 1 0) indicated that chemical coordination is a result of strong charge transfer and charge rearrangement upon adsorption.

通过 Gould-Jacobs 方法合成了四种 4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate 衍生物，并在 1 mol/L 盐酸中评估了作为 1020 低碳钢的缓蚀剂。重量分析实验表明，这些有机分子在 2.00 mmol/L (298 K) 时具有 84-94% 的防腐效率。在较高温度（318 和 338 K）下，甲氧基取代化合物的这些值高达 97.3%。电化学测量表明，电荷转移机制控制着腐蚀和抑制过程，电解质中四种有机物质的存在增强了极化电阻，并通过金属表面的吸附作用显着降低了腐蚀密度电流。极化曲线证实它们均为混合型缓蚀剂。原子力显微镜显示了金属表面的形貌，并建议形成保护层。第一性原理密度泛函理论的原子模拟揭示了喹诺酮分子与铁表面之间共价键的形成，与 NODC 和 CODC 化合物相比，MODC 和 AODC 具有更强的负相互作用能值。Fe(1)分子吸附几何结构的电子分析 1  0)表明化学配位是吸附时强电荷转移和电荷重排的结果。