Dissociation Constants of Protonated Cysteine Species in NaCl Media

The sulfur-containing biomolecule, cysteine has a role in physiological and natural environment because of its strong interactions with metals. To understand these interactions of metals with cysteine, one needs reliable dissociation constants for the protonated cysteine species [ CH(CH₂SH)COOH; H₃B⁺]. The values of dissociated constants, p , for protonated cysteine species (H₃B⁺ H⁺ + H₂B, K ₁; H₂B H⁺ + HB^–,K ₂; HB^– H⁺ + B^2–,K ₃) were determined from potentiometric measurements in NaCl solutions as a function of ionic strength, 0.5–6.0 mol-(kgH₂O)^–1 and between 5, and 45°C. The equations

IR study of cation effects on the O-D stretching frequencies of isotopically dilute HDO in aqueous salt solutions

IR spectra of 3 normal solutions of 14 different salts [chlorides of Al⁺⁺⁺, Be⁺⁺, Mg⁺⁺, Ca⁺⁺, Sr⁺⁺, Ba⁺⁺, Zn⁺⁺, Cd⁺⁺, Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺, N(CH₃) ₄ ⁺ ] in both, 96% H₂O+4% D₂O and 100% H₂O, were measured in the frequency range =2 800–2 100 cm^–1. From up to 18 single measurements for each solution the frequencies and halfwidths of the O-D stretching bands of isotopically dilute HDO were determined with high accuracy. Frequencies in the range =2 510–2 529 cm^–1 and halfwidths in the range =155–205 cm^–1 resulted atT=30°C with standard deviations typical less than ±1 cm^–1 and ±4 cm^–1, respectively. An almost perfect correlation between the O-D stretching band parameters and the polarizing power of the cations was obtained.Herrn Prof. Dr.A. Neckel, Wien, zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide by the octacyanotungstate(V) ion in alkaline aqueous media

Summary The oxidation of H₂O₂ by [W(CN)₈]^3– has been studied in aqueous media between pH 7.87 and 12.10 using both conventional and stopped-flow spectrophotometry. The reaction proceeds without generation of free radicals. The experimental overall rate law, , strongly suggests two types of mechanisms. The first pathway, characterized by the pH-dependent rate constant k _s, given by , involves the formation of [W(CN)₈· H₂O₂]^3–, [W(CN)₈· H₂O₂·W(CN)₈]^6– and [W(CN)₈· HO]^3– intermediates in rapid pre-equilibria steps, and is followed by a one-electron transfer step involving [W(CN)₈·HO]^3– (k _a) and its conjugate base [W(CN)₈·O]^4– (k _b). At 25 °C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl), the rate constant with H _a =40±6kJmol^–1 and S _a =–151±22JK^–1mol^–1; the rate constant with H _b =36±1kJmol^–1 and S _b =–136±2JK^–1mol^–1 at 25 °C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl); the acid dissociation constant of [W(CN)₈·HO]^3–, K ₅ =(5.9±1.7)×10^–10 m, with and is the first acid dissociation constant of H₂O₂. The second pathway, with rate constant, k _f, involves the formation of [W(CN)₈· HO₂]^4– and is followed by a formal two-electron redox process with [W(CN)₈]^3–. The pH-dependent rate constant, k _f, is given by . The rate constant k ₇ =23±6m ^–1 s ^–1 with and at 25°C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl).     

Ion-molecular interactions in the HCl—isopropanol system

Multiple Attenuated Total Reflectance (MATR) IR spectra of solutions of HCl in isopropanol, containing 0 to 43 mol. % HCl, were studied in the 900–4000 cm^–1 range. The addition of HCl to PrⁱOH yields proton disolvates with strong symmetrical H-bonds. At high concentrations of HCl (C _HCl ⁰ > 5.7 mol L^–1, /C⁰ _HCl < 2), when the number of alcohol molecules is not enough to form disolvates with all of the protons present in the solution, (Cl...H...Cl)^– ions are formed, in addition to (C₃H₇OH)₂H⁺. The spectra of these ions have been assigned.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1753–1756, September, 1995.This work was carried out with financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-18356).     

Synthesis and Structure of the Copper(II) Complex with <Emphasis Type="Italic">ortho</Emphasis>-Phthalic Acid and 1-Methylimidazole [Cu(HPht)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(1-CH<Subscript>3</Subscript>Im)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]

A new Cu(II) complex [Cu(HPht)₂(1-CH₃Im)₂] (I), where HPht is the monoanion of o-phthalic acid and 1-CH₃Im is 1-methylimidazole, is synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound I contains molecular complexes in which the o-phthalic acid residue is monodeprotonated and linked to a metal through the carboxyl group in a 1,3-chelate mode. The cis-octahedral coordination of copper is formed by two HPht residues and two 1-CH₃Im molecules. The distances are Cu-N1.945(6) Å, Cu-O2.018(5) Å and 2.374(6) Å. Polymeric chains are formed in complex I due to intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The chains are unified into layers by the interactions between the 1-CH₃Im molecules of the adjacent complexes.__________Translated from Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, Vol. 31, No. 8, 2005, pp. 630–635.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Gherco.     

Hydrolysis constants and ion-interaction parameters for Cd(II) in zero to high concentrations of NaOH−KOH,and the solubility product of crystalline Cd(OH)2

The solubility of Cd(OH)₂(c) was studied in 0.01M NaClO₄ solutions, from both the over- and the undersaturation directions, with OH^– ion concentration ranging from 10^–6 to 1.0 mol-L^–1, and the equilibration period ranging from 2 to 28 days. Equilibrium Cd concentrations were reached in less than 2 days. The Cd(OH)₂(c) solubility showed an amphoteric behavior. In the entire range of OH^–/H⁺ investigated, the only dominant aqueous Cd(II) species required to explain the solubility of Cd(OH)₂(c) are Cd²⁺, Cd(OH) ₂ ⁰ , and Cd(OH) ₄ ^2– . The logarithms of the thermodynamic equilibrium constants of the Cd(OH)₂(c) solubility reactions involving these species, that is, the reactions

A structural study of saturated aqueous solutions of some alkali halides by X-ray diffraction

The structure of nearly saturated or supersaturated aqueous solutions of NaCI [6.18 mol (kg H₂O)^–1], KCI [4.56 mol (kg H₂O)^–1], KF [16.15 mol (kg H₂O)^–1] and CsF [31.96 mol (kg H₂O)^–1] has been investigated by means of solution X-ray diffraction at 25°C. In the NaCI and KCI solutions about 30% and 60%, respectively, of the ions form ion pairs and the Na⁺–Cl^– and K⁺–Cl^– distances have been determined to be 282 and 315 pm, respectively. The average hydration numbers of Na⁺ and Cl^– ions are 4.6 and 5.3, respectively, in the NaCI solution and those of K⁺ and Cl^– ions in the KCI solution are both 5.8. In the KF solution, clusters containing some cations and anions, besides 1:1 (K⁺–F^–) ion pairs, are formed. The K⁺–F^– interatomic distance has been determined to be 269 pm, and nonbonding K⁺...K⁺ and F^–...F^– distances in the clusters are 388 and 432 pm, respectively, and the average coordination numbers n _KF , n _KK and n _FF have been estimated to be 2.3, 1.9, and 1.6, respectively. In the highly supersaturated CsF solution an appreciable amount of clusters containing several caesium and fluoride ions are formed. The Cs⁺–F^– distance in the cluster has been determined to be 312 pm, while the nonbonding Cs⁺...Cs⁺ and F^–...F^– distances are estimated to be 442 and 548 pm, respectively, the distances being about and times the Cs⁺–F^– distance, respectively. The coordination numbers n _CsF , n _CsCs , and n _FF in the first coordination sphere of each ion are 3.3, 2.3 and 5.3, respectively, and the result shows the formation of clusters of higher order than 1:1 and 2:2 ion pairs. These ion pairs and clusters may be regarded as embryos for the formation of nuclei of crystals and the results obtained in the present diffraction study support observations for the nucleation of the alkali halide crystals studied by molecular dynamics simulations previously examined.     

Mass transfer in shell-core inorganic TIP1 ion exchanger

The ion exchange processes of (OAc^–) and (OAc^–) proceeding in shell-core inorganic ion exchanger Ti (HPO₄)₂·1/2H₂O has been studied and the diffusion equation whose boundary conditions are satisfied by a shell-core model was solved. Based on the equation solved and experimental data, the diffusion coefficients corresponding to the exchange process (OAc^–) and Li⁺–H⁺ (OAc^–) at 17°C are found to be 7.7×10^–9 and 6.2×10^–8 cm² s^–1 and the activation energies 3.4×10⁴ and 5.0×10³ J mol^–1, respectively. Compared to the gel type of styrene-divinylbenzene strong acid exchanger with 20% cross linking, it can be concluded that the rate of or exchange is 3.5 times faster than that in the organic exchanger.TIP was obtained from the Salt Lake Institute of the Academy of Science of China.     

Solid-solute phase equilibria in aqueous solutions,VIII: The standard gibbs energy of La2(CO3)3·8H2O

The solubilities of lanthanum carbonate La₂(CO₃)₃·8H₂O in solutionsS ₀([H⁺]=H mol kg^–1, [Na⁺]=(I–H) mol kg^–1, [ClO ₄ ^– ]=I mol kg^–1) at various fixed partial pressures of CO₂ have been investigated at 25.0 °C. The hydrogen ion molality and the total molality of La(III) ion in equilibrium with the solid phase were determined by e.m.f. and analytical methods, respectively. The stoichiometric solubility constants

The partial molal volume and compressibility change for the formation of the calcium sulfate ion pair at 25°C

The apparent molal volumes (_v) and compressibilities (_K) of CaSO₄ solutions have been determined at 25°C from precise density and sound-speed measurements. The large deviations of the values of _v and _K from the limiting law and various additivity estimates for the free ions (Ca²⁺, SO ₄ ^2– ) have been used to estimate the partial molal volume ( ) and compressibility ( ) for the formation of the CaSO ₄ ⁰ ion pair. Values of = 25 ± 3 cm³-mole^–1 and = (54±21)×10^–4 cm³-mole^–1-bar^–1 were found. Since these values are larger than the value for the formation of MgSO ₄ ⁰ , the results indicate that more inner-sphere ion pairs are formed when SO ₄ ^2– complexes with Ca²⁺ than with Mg²⁺. Using a simple model for ion-water interactions, the percent of inner-sphere or contact ion pairs in CaSO₄ solutions is estimated to be 36 to 37%.     

Dissociation Constants for Citric Acid in NaCl and KCl Solutions and their Mixtures at 25 °C

The constants for the dissociation of citric acid (H₃C) have been determined from potentiometric titrations in aqueous NaCl and KCl solutions and their mixtures as a function of ionic strength (0.05–4.5 mol-dm^–3) at 25 °C. The stoichiometric dissociation constants (K_i^*)

Simulation of donor-acceptor electron-transport systems in the example case of the oxidation of copper in media of organic solvents

The interaction of the onium salts [Me₂ Et=O]BF₄ ^–, [Me₂ =CH-OEt]BF₄ ^–, and [Me₃ =O]I^– with metallic copper in DMSO, DMF, and acetonitrile (AN) has been investigated. It has been shown that the reaction takes place with an intermediate step involving the formation of Cu(I) compounds. The complexes [Cu^I(AN)₄]BF₄, [Cu^II(DMSO)₅](BF₄)₂, [Cu^II(DMSO)₄(AN)₂](BF₄)₂, [Cu^II(DMSO)₂(DMF)(AN)](BF₄)₂, and [ME₃ ]₃Cu^II₄ · [Me₃ =O]I^– have been isolated and characterized. It has been established that dipolar onium compounds which simulate the intermediate products of the interaction of the components of donor-acceptor electron-transport systems are responsible for the oxidation of metals in organic complex-forming media.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1325–1330, June, 1991.     

The effect of pressure on the ionization of water at various temperatures from molal-volume data1

The apparent molal volumes of dilute (0.002 to 1.0m) aqueous HCl and NaOH solutions have been determined at 0, 25, and 50°C and NaCl solutions at 50°C. The partial molal volumes ( ) of HCl, NaOH, and NaCl solutions have been determined from these apparent molal volumes and other reliable data from the literature. The partial-molal-volume changes ( ) for the ionization of water, H₂OH⁺+OH^–, have been determined from 0 to 50°C and 0 to 1m ionic strength from the partial molal volumes of HCl, NaOH, NaCl, and H₂O. The partial molal compressibilities ( for HCl, NaOH, NaCl, and H₂O have been estimated from data in the literature and used to determine the partial molal compressibility changes ( ) for the ionization of water from 0 to 50°C and 0 to 1m ionic strength. The effect of pressure on the ionization constant of water has been estimated from partial-molal-volume and compressibility changes using the relation from 0 to 50°C and 0 to 2000 bars. The results agree very well with the directly measured values.Contribution Number 1548 from the University of Miami.     

Kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis ofcis-bis(ethylenediamine)imidazole(salicylato)cobalt(III) ion

Summary The kinetics of aquation and base hydrolysis reactions ofcis-[(en)₂Co(imH)O₂CC₆H₄OH-o-o]²⁺ (imH = imidazole) have been investigated in a medium of 1.0 M ionic strength, In the 0,1–1,0 M [H⁺] range (60–70°) aquation proceedsvia spontaneous and acid catalysed paths . In the 0,05–1.0 M [OH^–] range (30–40°), the complex exists predominantly as the bis-deprotonated species,cis-[(en)₂Co(im)O₂CC₆H₄O-o], and the pseudo-first-order rate constant fits the relationship k_obs = k_b + k_b° [OH^–] satisfactorily. The labilizing action of coordinated imidazolate anion(im^–) on the cobalt(III)-bound salicylate is 10³ times stronger than that of imidazole. The mechanism is essentially I_d in the aquation paths and SN₁cb (Co-O bond fission) in the alkali independent and dependent paths respectively.     

Kinetics of the manganese(III)-oxalate reaction in acidic sulphate media

The kinetics of the reaction of manganese(III) with oxalic acid (OA) has been studied in H₂SO₄ solutions. Under the experimental conditions of 6 × 10^–3 <>₀ < 0.4=" mol=">^–3 and [H₂SO₄]₀ 0.2 mol dm^–3 the observed pseudo-first order rate constant k _obs follows the expression

Crystal Structure of 4,7,13,16,21,24-Hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane Semihydrate Oxonium Tribromide

The crystal structure of 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo-[8.8.8]hexacosane semihydrate oxonium tribromide, [H₂(2.2.2-Crypt)·0.55H₂O]²⁺·H₃O⁺·3Br⁻ (I) was determined by XRD analysis. The triclinic structure of I (space group P , a = 10.026 Å, b = 11.292 Å, c = 13.115 Å, α = 78.37°, β = 72.11°, γ = 77.50°, Z = 2) was solved by direct methods; full-matrix least-squares refinement in an anisotropic approximation converged to R = 0.055 for all 4057 independent reflections collected (CAD-4 automatic diffractometer, λCuK _α).Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by A. N. Chekhlov__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 1136–1141, November–December, 2004.     

Radiolysis of p-benzoquinone solutions

The products of the continuous radiolysis of p-benzoquinone (Q) at different concentrations of H₂SO₄, Q and Cl^– are p-hydroquinone (H₂Q) and 2-hydroxy-p-benzoquinone (2-Q-OH). In the presence of some alcohols, a carbonyl compound is produced in addition to H₂Q and 2-Q-OH. The dependence of G values of the products on these factors is described. The material balance between G(-Q) and G(H₂Q)+G(2-Q-OH) is maintained. The experimental results indicate the occurrence of the following reaction: . By competition studies, it was possible to evaluate the rate coefficients for the following reactions: .     

Solubility of Siderite (FeCO3) in NaCl Solutions

The solubility of siderite (FeCO₃) at 25°C under constant CO₂ partial pressure [p(CO₂)] was determined in NaCl solutions as a function of ionic strength. The dissolution of FeCO₃(s) for the reaction

O-H ... O(S) hydrogen bonds in 2-hydroxy(thio)benzamides. Survey of spectroscopic and structural data

Summary From a survey of spectroscopic and structural data of six corresponding 2-hydroxybenzamides and 2-hydroxythiobenzamides (amide, N-methylamide, N,N-dimethylamide, piperidide, morpholide, 2,6-dimethylpiperidide) remarkable similarities between O(N)-H ... O and O(N)-H ... S hydrogen-bonds are obtained, concerning both, hydrogen-bond patterns and hydrogen-bond strengths. In dilute solution the OH groups of all compounds are intramolecularly associated to the (thio)carbonyl O (S) atoms with distinctly larger hydrogen-bond strengths for primary and secondary amides [ (O-H)=2950–3020 cm^–1, (OH)=12.16–11.99 ppm] and thioamides [ (O-H)=2960–3000 cm^–1, (OH)=11.65–11.13 ppm], than for tertiary amides [ (O-H)=3200–3250 cm^–1, (OH)=9.95–8.95 ppm] and thioamides [ (O-H)=3245–3330 cm^–1, (OH)=8.09–7.06 ppm]. In the solid state, the OH groups of the primary and secondary (thio)amides are also engaged in rather strong intramolecular O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.51 Å, (O-H)=2700–2750 cm^–1] and O-H ... S=C [O ... S=2.90–2.94 Å, (O-H)=2700–2840 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonds; thetrans-NH groups of the primary (thio)amides and the NH groups of the secondary (thio)amides connect the molecules to N-H ... O-H [N ... O=2.93–3.10 Å, (N-H)=3319–3407 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonded chains; the remainingcis-NH groups of the primary (thio)amides give rise to eight-membered cyclic dimers via N-H ... O=C [N ... O=2.93 Å, (N-H)=3226 cm^–1] and N-H ... S=C [N ... S=3.46–3.47 Å, (N-H)=3233–3277 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonds. Contrary, the OH groups of the tertiary (thio)amides are intermolecular associated in the solid state and link the molecules to O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.63–2.75 Å, (O-H)=3075–3135 cm^–1] and O-H ... S=C [O ... S=3.18–3.26 Å, (O-H)=3130–3190 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonded chains.

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O-H ... O(S)-Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen in 2-Hydroxy(thio)benzamiden. Ein Überblick über spektroskopische und strukturelle Daten

Zusammenfassung Aus einer Zusammenstellung von spektroskopischen und strukturellen Daten von sechs entsprechenden 2-Hydroxybenzamiden und 2-Hydroxythiobenzamiden (Amid, N-Methylamid, N,N-Dimethylamid, Piperidid, Morpholid, 2,6-Dimethylpiperidid) ergeben sich bemerkenswerte Analogien zwischen O(N)-H ... O und O(N)-H ... S H-Brücken, die sowohl die H-Brücken-Muster als auch die H-Brücken-Stärken betreffen. In verdünnter Lösung sind die OH-Gruppen aller Verbindungen intramolekular mit den O(S)-Atomen der (Thio)Carbonylgruppen assoziiert, wobei die H-Brücken bei den primären und sekundären Amiden [ (O-H)=2950–3020 cm^–1, (OH)=12.16–11.99 ppm] und Thioamiden [ (O-H)=2960–3060 cm^–1, (OH)=11.65–11.13 ppm] deutlich stärker sind, als bei den tertiären Amiden [ (O-H)=3200–3250 cm^–1, (OH)=9.95–8.95 ppm] und Thioamiden [ (O-H)=3245–3330 cm^–1, (OH)=8.09–7.06 ppm]. Im Festkörper weisen die primären und sekundären (Thio)Amide ebenfalls sehr starke intramolekulare O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.51 Å, (O-H)=2700–2750 cm^–1] und O-H ... S=C [O ... S=2.90–2.94 Å, (O-H)=2700–2840 cm^–1] H-Brücken auf; dietrans-NH-Gruppen der primären (Thio)Amide und die NH-Gruppen der sekundären (Thio)Amide verknüpfen die Moleküle über N-H ... O-H H-Brücken [N ... O=2.93–3.10 Å, (N-H)=3318–3407 cm^–1] zu Ketten; die verbleibendencis-NH-Gruppen der primären (Thio)Amide bilden zyklische, über N-H ... O=C [N ... O=2.93 Å, (N-H)=3226 cm^–1] und N-H ... S=C [N ... S=3.46–3.47 Å, (N-H)=3233–3277 cm^–1] H-Brücken gebundene, 8-Ring-Dimere. Im Gegensatz dazu sind die OH-Gruppen der tertiären (Thio)Amide im Festkörper intermolekular assoziiert und verknüpfen die Moleküle über O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.63–2.75 Å, (O-H)=3075–3135 cm^–1] und O-H ... S=C [O ... S=3.18–3.26 Å, (O-H)=3130–3190 cm^–1] H-Brücken zu Ketten.