Solvent Effects on Tautomeric and Microscopic Protonation Constants of Glycine in Different Aqueous Solutions of Methanol and Ethanol

The acid-base equilibria of glycine have been studied in different aqueous solutions of methanol and ethanol (0?C45?% v/v) using a potentiometric method. In this study, the macro and micro protonation constants of the amino acid and its tautomeric constant have been determined at 25?°C and constant ionic strength (0.1 mol?dm^?3 NaClO₄). The protonation and the tautomeric constants of glycine in different binary mixtures were analyzed in terms of the Kamlet, Abboud and Taft (KAT) parameters. Single-parameter correlations of the constants versus ?? (hydrogen-bond donor acidity), ?? (hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity) and ?? ^? (dipolarity/polarizability) are poor in all solutions. Multi-parameter correlations show better results, but dual-parameter correlations represent significant improvements with regard to the single- and multi-parameter models. Linear correlation is observed when the experimental protonation constant values are plotted versus the calculated ones when the KAT parameters are considered. Finally, the results are discussed in terms of the effect of the solvent on protonation and tautomeric constants.     

Spectral analysis of naringenin deprotonation in aqueous ethanol solutions

The deprotonation of 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chroman-4-one (naringenin) was studied in aqueous solutions of ethanol and 0.1 mol L^?1 sodium perchlorate at 25°C. The chemical species that contributed to deprotonation were evaluated together with their pure spectral characteristics and concentration profiles by some chemometric methods. The deprotonation constants assigned by pK ₁, pK ₂, and pK ₃ were determined by multivariate curve analysis of spectral data at different pcH values. The pure spectral analysis concordant with the theoretical prediction of deprotonation constants indicates that the acidity of hydroxyl groups in naringenin decreases in the order: 7-OH, 4′-OH, 5-OH. The effects of the solvent on deprotonation were analysed in terms of the linear solvation energy relationships using the model of Kamlet, Abboud, and Taft (KAT). Multiple linear regressions were aimed towards correlating the deprotonation constants with the microscopic parameters containing hydrogen-bond acidity (α), dipolarity/polarisability (π*), and hydrogen-bond basicity (β). The most significant parameter was found to be the hydrogen-bond acidity of binary mixtures.     

Protonation Constants of Uridine 5′-Monophosphate in Different Aqueous Solutions of Methanol

The protonation equilibria of uridine 5′-monophosphate disodium salt (UMP) was determined in binary solvent mixtures of water–methanol containing 0, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 % (v/v) methanol, using a combination of spectrophotometric and potentiometric methods at 25 °C and constant ionic strength (0.1 mol·dm^?3 NaClO₄). The protonation constants were analyzed using Kamlet, Abboud, and Taft parameters. A good linear correlation of the protonation constants (on the logarithmic scale) was obtained. Dual-parameter correlation of log₁₀ K versus π* (dipolarity/polarizability) and α (hydrogen-bond donor acidity), as well as π* and β (hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity), gave good results in various aqueous solutions of methanol. Finally, the results are compared with CMP, a homolog of UMP, and are discussed in terms of the effect of the solvent on the protonation constants.     

A Correlation Between Solvatochromic Solvent Polarity Parameters and the Ionization Constants of Various Phenols in 1,4-Dioxane–Water Mixtures

Precise thermodynamic ionization constants K for 3-nitrophenol, 3,4-dichlorophenol, and 4-cyanophenol have been obtained in 1,4-dioxane-water mixtures (0–70% volume fraction in dioxane) at 25°C using a potentiometric method. The same information for another twelve cationic, neutral, and anionic phenols were taken from the literature. Three different methods were used to study the effects of the solvents on the ionization constants: one involves a single polarity parameter, E _T(30); the next involves the Kamlet–Taft multiparametric method; and the last involves the preferential solvation model. The pK values follow the preferential solvation model, but the parameters obtained are highly correlated. Using the data for the phenol molecule as reference, a linear correlation between ΔpK and E _T(30) has been used to develop a new method of obtaining pK values for any binary solvent composition, with only the pK in water known. The pK(s) values correlate with the molecular parameters for the dipolarity/polarizability of the solvent π* and its hydrogen-bond donor ability α. The preferential solvation parameter, f _12/1, correlates with the parameter for the hydrogen-bond donor ability of the solvent. All the phenols follow Hammett's equation and the reaction constants have been calculated for the different water–dioxane mixtures.     

Effect of Solvent Composition on Protonation Constants of Some Glycine Dipeptides

Stoichiometric protonation constants (log₁₀ K ₁ and log₁₀ K ₂) of some aliphatic dipeptides (Gly–Tyr, Gly–Phe, Gly–Val, Gly–Leu, Gly–Thr, Gly–Met and Gly–Pro) were determined potentiometrically in 20, 40, and 60 % (v/v) 1,4-dioxane–water and dimethyl sulfoxide–water mixtures at 25.0 (±0.1) °C with an ionic strength of 0.10 mol·L^?1 sodium chloride. The protonation constants were calculated with the computer program PKAS and selection of the best fit chemical models is based on the statistical parameters. The effects of solvent composition on these protonation constants are discussed to determine the factors which control these processes. It has been observed that, while the correlation between log₁₀ K ₁ and log₁₀ K ₂ with the percentages of dimethyl sulfoxide in the dimethyl sulfoxide–water mixtures are not linear, these values linearly increase as the concentration of 1,4-dioxane increases in the solvent mixtures.     

Determination of the Dissociation Constants of Some Macrolide Antibiotics in Methanol–Water Binary Mixtures by UV-Spectroscopy and Correlations with the Kamlet and Taft Solvatochromic Parameters

The dissociation constants of six common human and veterinary antibiotics, namely, erythromycin, roxithromycin, tilmicosin, oleandomycin, josamycin, and spiramycin in 15?%, 25?%, 40?% and 50?% (v/v) methanol?Cwater solvent mixtures were determined by UV/pH titration and correlated with the Kamlet and Taft solvatochromic parameters, ?? ^?, ?? and ??. Kamlet and Taft??s general equation was reduced to two terms by combined factor analysis and target factor analysis in these mixtures: the independent term and polarity/polarizability ?? ^?, which are solvatochromic parameters. The influence of methanol on the dissociation constants was investigated. Further, the quasi-lattice quasi-chemical (QLQC) model of preferential solvation has been applied to quantify the preferential solvation by water of electrolytes in methanol?Cwater mixtures.     

Influence of Solute–Solvent Interaction on Acid Strength of Some Substituted Phenols in Ethanol–Water Media

The solute–solvent interactions of some phenol derivatives were investigated potentiometrically in 0–60 % (v/v) ethanol–water mixtures. The acidity constants values were correlated with either macroscopic parameters such as molar fraction, permittivity and the solvating ability or microscopic parameters, such as the Kamlet–Taft solvatochromic parameters. Moreover, it is demonstrated that the pK _a values in any ethanol–water mixtures are linearly related to the pK _a values of the phenols in pure water. The slope and intercept parameters of the linear correlations are related with the mole fraction of ethanol. These equations permit accurate calculation of the pK _a values of the studied phenols at any ethanol–water composition.     

Solvent Effect on Protonation Constants of 5, 10, 15, 20-Tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin in Different Aqueous Solutions of Methanol and Ethanol

The protonation constants of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin, H₂tpps⁴⁻, were determined in water–ethanol and water–methanol mixed solvents, using a combination of spectrophotometric and potentiometric methods at 20 °C and 0.1 mol⋅dm⁻³ sodium perchlorate as supporting electrolyte. Two protonation constants, K ₁ and K ₂, were characterized and were analyzed in various media in terms of the Kamlet, Abboud and Taft (KAT) parameters. Single-parameter correlations of the protonation constant K ₁ versus α (hydrogen-bond donor acidity) and π ^* (dipolarity/polarizability) are poor in all solutions, but dual-parameter (α and π ^*) correlation represents a significant improvement with regard to the single- and multi-parameter models. However, the single-parameter correlation of log ₁₀ K ₂ in terms of β (hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity) shows a better result than dual- and multi-parameter correlations. Linear correlation is observed when the experimental log ₁₀ K ₁ and log ₁₀ K ₂ values are plotted versus the calculated ones when the KAT parameters are considered. To evaluate the protonation constants of H₂tpps⁴⁻, the Yasuda-Shedlovsky extrapolation is used to obtain the log ₁₀ K ₁ and log ₁₀ K ₂ values at zero percent organic solvent. Finally, the results are discussed in terms of the effect of the solvent on protonation.     

Exploring antibiotic resistant mechanism by microcalorimetry

In an effort to probe the reaction of antibiotic hydrolysis catalyzed by B3 metallo-??-lactamase (M??L), the thermodynamic parameters of penicillin G hydrolysis catalyzed by M??L L1 from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia were determined by microcalorimetric method. The values of activation free energy ??G _?? ^?? are 88.26, 89.44, 90.49, and 91.57?kJ?mol^?1 at 293.15, 298.15, 303.15, and 308.15?K, respectively, activation enthalpy ??H _?? ^?? is 24.02?kJ?mol^?1, activation entropy ??S _?? ^?? is ?219.2511?J?mol^?1?K^?1, apparent activation energy E is 26.5183?kJ?mol^?1, and the reaction order is 1.0. The thermodynamic parameters reveal that the penicillin G hydrolysis catalyzed by M??L L1 is an exothermic and spontaneous reaction.     

Determination of pKa values of some hydroxylated benzoic acids in methanol-water binary mixtures by LC methodology and potentiometry

An accurate estimation of pK_a values in methanol-water binary mixtures is very important for several separation techniques such as liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis that use these solvent mixtures. In this study, the pK_a values of 11 polyphenolic acids have been determined in methanol-water binary mixtures (10%, 20% and 30% (v/v)) by potentiometry, liquid chromatography (LC) and LC-DAD methodology.The results show a similar trend for the pK_a values of all the studied compounds, as they increase with increasing concentration of organic modifier, which allows a linear relationship between pK_a values and mole fraction of methanol to be obtained. The pK_a values obtained in aqueous medium have been compared with those given in the literature, and also with the values predicted by the SPARC on-line pK_a calculator. The data obtained have been used to test the feasibility of an estimation of dissociation constants in a methanol-water medium from the relationship between pK_a values and the organic cosolvent fraction in the mixtures.     

Formation and Stability of Binary Complexes of Divalent Ecotoxic Ions (Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb) with Biodegradable Aminopolycarboxylate Chelants (dl-2-(2-Carboxymethyl)Nitrilotriacetic Acid, GLDA, and 3-Hydroxy-2,2′-Iminodisuccinic Acid, HIDS) in Aqueous Solutions

The protonation and complex formation equilibria of two biodegradable aminopolycarboxylate chelants {dl-2-(2-carboxymethyl)nitrilotriacetic acid (GLDA) and 3-hydroxy-2,2??-iminodisuccinic acid (HIDS)} with Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions were investigated using the potentiometric method at a constant ionic strength of I?=?0.10?mol·dm^?3 (KCl) in aqueous solutions at 25?±?0.1?°C. The stability constants of the proton?Cchelant and metal?Cchelant species for each metal ion were determined, and the concentration distributions of various complex species in solution were evaluated for each ion. The stability constants (log₁₀ K _ML) of the complexes containing Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions followed the identical order of log₁₀ K _CuL?>?log₁₀ K _NiL?>?log₁₀ K _PbL?>?log₁₀ K _ZnL?>?log₁₀ K _CdL for either GLDA (13.03?>?12.74?>?11.60?>?11.52?>?10.31) or HIDS (12.63?>?11.30?>?10.21?>?9.76?>?7.58). In each case, the constants obtained for metal?CGLDA complexes were larger than the corresponding constants for metal?CHIDS complexes. The conditional stability constants (log₁₀ $ K_{\text{ML}}^{'} $ ) of the metal?Cchelant complexes containing GLDA and HIDS were calculated in terms of pH, and compared with the stability constants for EDTA and other biodegradable chelants.     

Solute-Solvent Interaction Effects on Protonation Equilibrium of Some Water-Insoluble Flavonoids

The protonation constants of three different flavonoids (naringenin, chrysin, and daidzein) were determined in water–DMSO mixed solvents using a potentiometric method at 25.0 (±0.1) °C and 1.00 mol⋅dm⁻³ tetra-n-butylammonium chloride as supporting electrolyte. The protonation constants were characterized and were analyzed in various solvent media in terms of the Kamlet, Abboud and Taft (KAT) parameters. Single-parameter correlations of the protonation constants versus α (hydrogen-bond donor acidity), β (hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity) or π ^∗ (dipolarity/polarizability) are poor for all compounds, but the dual-parameter α and π ^∗ correlation presents significant improvement with regard to the single- and multi-parameter models. A linear correlation is observed when the logarithm of the experimental protonation constants is plotted versus the calculated ones when the KAT parameters are considered. The protonation constants of the flavonoids in water were also calculated by the Yasuda-Shedlovsky extrapolation method at zero percent organic solvent. Finally, the results are discussed in terms of the effect of solvent composition on the protonation constants.     

Protonation equilibria studies of the standard α-amino acids in NaNO3 solutions in water and in mixtures of water and dioxane

The protonation equilibria for 20 standard α-amino acids in solutions have been studied pH-potentiometrically. The dissociation constants (pK_a) of 20 amino acids and the thermodynamic functions (ΔG^∘, ΔH^∘, ΔS^∘, and δ) for the successive and overall protonation processes of amino acids have been derived at different temperatures in water and in three different mixtures of water and dioxane (mole fractions of dioxane were 0.083, 0.174, and 0.33). Titrations were also carried out in water ionic strengths of (0.15, 0.20, and 0.25) mol · dm⁻³ NaNO₃, and the resulting dissociation constants are reported. A detailed thermodynamic analysis of the effects of organic solvent (dioxane), temperature and ionic strength influencing the protonation processes of amino acids is presented and discussed to determine the factors which control these processes.     

Solute–Solvent Interaction Effects on Protonation and Aggregation Constants of TTMAPP in Different Aqueous Solutions of Methanol

The protonation constants of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-trimethyl-ammonio-phenyl)-porphine tetratosylate (TTMAPP) were determined in water–methanol mixed solvents, using a combination of spectrophotometric and potentiometric methods at 25 °C in 0.1 mol·dm^?3 sodium perchlorate. Two protonation constants, K ₁ and K ₂, were characterized and analyzed in various media in terms of the normalized polarity parameter ( $ E_{\text{T}}^{\text{N}} $ E T N ). A linear correlation is observed when the experimental log₁₀ K ₁ and log₁₀ K ₂ values are plotted versus the calculated ones over the range of 40–90 % (v/v) methanol. The self aggregation of TTMAPP was observed from acidic media (pH ? 3) to alkaline pH, where it reached its highest intensity, when methanol is lower than 40 % in solution. The formation of aggregate species prevents a quantitative analysis of titration curves and thus, the determination of the protonation constants of TTMAPP. Therefore, to evaluate the protonation constants of TTMAPP in low or zero percent of methanol, the Yasuda–Shedlovsky extrapolation approach has been used.     

Solute-Solvent Interaction Effects on Protonation Equilibrium of Substituted N-Benzylidene-2-hydroxyanilines in Aqueous Ethanol: The Application of Factor Analysis to Solvatochromic Parameters and Protonation Equilibria

In this study, the stoichiometric protonation constants, logK_OH and logK_NH, of sixteen substituted N-benzylidene-2-hydroxyanilines have been determined potentiometrically in ethanol-water mixtures of varying composition (10–80% ethanol by volume) at 25.0±0.1°C. The values of the constants, logK, were submitted to factor analysis in order to obtain the number of factors which affect the variation of the whole data sets of protonation constants and, afterwards, to target factor analysis to identify these factors. The influence of solvatochromic parameters in the interactions between Schiff bases derivatives and the solvent studied was identified and quantified. Kamlet and Taft general equations allow calculation of the logK values of Schiff bases studied in any ethanol-water mixtures up to 80% (v/v) and thus provide the knowledge of the acid-base behaviour in these solvent media. Further, the quasi-lattice quasi-chemical (QLQC) theory of preferential solvation has been applied to quantify the preferential solvation by water of electrolytes in ethanol-water mixtures.     

Solute-Solvent Interaction Effects on Protonation Equilibrium of Substituted N-Benzylidene-2-hydroxyanilines in Aqueous Ethanol: The Application of Factor Analysis to Solvatochromic Parameters and Protonation Equilibria

Summary. In this study, the stoichiometric protonation constants, logK_OH and logK_NH, of sixteen substituted N-benzylidene-2-hydroxyanilines have been determined potentiometrically in ethanol-water mixtures of varying composition (10–80% ethanol by volume) at 25.0±0.1°C. The values of the constants, logK, were submitted to factor analysis in order to obtain the number of factors which affect the variation of the whole data sets of protonation constants and, afterwards, to target factor analysis to identify these factors. The influence of solvatochromic parameters in the interactions between Schiff bases derivatives and the solvent studied was identified and quantified. Kamlet and Taft general equations allow calculation of the logK values of Schiff bases studied in any ethanol-water mixtures up to 80% (v/v) and thus provide the knowledge of the acid-base behaviour in these solvent media. Further, the quasi-lattice quasi-chemical (QLQC) theory of preferential solvation has been applied to quantify the preferential solvation by water of electrolytes in ethanol-water mixtures.     

Solvent extraction of europium trifluoromethanesulfonate into nitrobenzene in the presence of p-tert-butylcalix[6]arene and p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene

From extraction experiments and ??-activity measurements, the extraction constants corresponding to the general equilibrium Eu³⁺(aq) + 3A^?(aq) + L(nb) ? EuL³⁺(nb) + 3A^?(nb) taking part in the two-phase water?Cnitrobenzene system (A^? = CF₃SO₃ ^?; L = p-tert-butylcalix[6]arene, p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene; aq = aqueous phase, nb = nitrobenzene phase) were evaluated. Further, the stability constants of the EuL³⁺ complexes in nitrobenzene saturated with water were calculated for a temperature of 25 °C as log ?? _nb(EuL³⁺) = 6.4 ± 0.1 (L = p-tert-butylcalix[6]arene) and log ?? _nb(EuL³⁺) = 11.3 ± 0.1 (L = p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene).     

Volumetric and Viscosity Properties for the Binary Mixtures of 1-Octyl-3-methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate with Butanone or Alkyl Acetates

In this work, densities and viscosities for the binary mixtures of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, [C₈mim][BF₄], with butanone, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate and butyl acetate have been determined at 298.15?K. These data were used to calculate the excess molar volumes $ V_{m}^{\text{E}} $ and the viscosity deviations (ln??)^E for the mixtures. It is shown that values of $ V_{m}^{\text{E}} $ are negative, while those of (ln??)^E are positive in the whole concentration range. The $ V_{m}^{\text{E}} $ values show their minimum at the composition of x _IL ????0.3, and the (ln??)^E values exhibit a maximum at the same mole fraction. For the binary systems, the absolute values of $ V_{m}^{\text{E}} $ decrease in the order: butanone?>?methyl acetate?>?ethyl acetate?>?propyl acetate?>?butyl acetate, whereas those of (ln??)^E decrease in the order: methyl acetate?>?ethyl acetate?>?propyl acetate?>?butyl acetate?>?butanone. The results are discussed in terms of the ion?Cdipole interactions between cations of the ionic liquid and the organic molecules and hydrogen bonding interactions between anions of the ionic liquid and the organic compounds.     

On the Role of the Solvent and Substituent on the Protonation Equilibria of Di-Substituted Anilines in Dioxane–Water Mixed Solvents

Protonation constants of a number of di-substituted anilines were determined potentiometrically in 0, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60% (v/v) dioxane–water mixtures at (25.00 ± 0.02) ^∘C with an ionic strength of 0.10 mol-dm⁻³ sodium perchlorate. The data are discussed in terms of the electronic character of the substituents. Two different methods were used to study the effects of the solvents on the protonation constants; one involved a single polarity parameter, the Dimroth–Reichardt parameter E_T(30); the other involved the Kamlet–Taft multi-parametric method. The protonation constants of di-substituted anilines correlate with the molecular parameters for the dipolarity/polarizability of the solvent, π^∗, and its hydrogen-bond acceptor ability, β.     

Complex Formation Equilibria of Unusual Seven-Coordinate Fe(EDTA) Complexes with DNA Constituents and Related Bio-relevant Ligands

Seven-coordinate Fe(EDTA)?CL complexes, where L represents a DNA constituent (uracil, uridine, thymine, thymidine and inosine), methylamine, ammonium chloride or imidazole, were investigated to resolve the solution chemistry of this system. The results show formation of 1:1 complexes with DNA constituents and the other ligands, supporting the hepta-coordination mode of Fe(III) ion. Stability constants of the complexes were measured by potentiometric titration at 25?°C and ionic strength 0.1 mol?L^?1 NaNO₃. The hydrolysis constant of [Fe(EDTA)(H₂O)]^? and the formation constants of the complexes formed in solution were calculated using the non-linear least-squares program MINIQUAD-75. The concentration distributions of the various complex species were evaluated as a function of?pH. The thermodynamic parameters ??H ⁰ and ??S ⁰, calculated from the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constants, were determined for the Fe(EDTA)?Curacil complex. The effect of dioxane as a solvent on the protonation constant of uracil, hydrolysis constants of [Fe(EDTA)(H₂O)]^?, and the formation constants of the Fe(EDTA)?Curacil complex are discussed.