Hydrothermal process of synthetic gibbsite and the characteristics of Na in gibbsite crystal

The presence of Na in synthetic gibbsite was studied by several modern testing methods such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma. Results show that Na is located between gibbsite crystals and is not present as sodium aluminosilicate hydrate in synthetic gibbsite. Synthetic gibbsite crystal can be transformed into boehmite under the hydrothermal condition of 210 °C for 60 min. During the reaction process, synthetic gibbsite crystal particles break up into small fragments and form boehmite. During the process, impurities are released and the Na can be removed by washing. Over 90% of Na can be removed during the hydrothermal transformation process. This technology can be applied in the production process of high-purity alumina.     

Potentiometric acid-base properties of the chloroazoxine S dyes

The pK_a of the sulfonic group in the Azoxine S dye o-, m-, and p-chloro derivatives and the parent 7-phenylazo-8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid was determined potentiometrically. The indicators were prepared, obtained in the acid form by percolation through a cation exchange resin, and titrated with NaOH. The pK_a amounts to 3.69, 4.25, 3.65, and 3.71, respectively. Interpretation of the pK_a values is given.     

Structure and acid-base properties of hexaaluminates

Hexaaluminates SrAl₁₂O₁₉, BaAl₁₂O₁₉ and LaAl₁₁O₁₈ were prepared by co-precipitation of soluble nitrates of Sr, Ba, or La and Al using NH₄HCO₃ as a precipitating agent with subsequent calcination at 700–1400°C. The samples were characterized by adsorption methods, thermal analysis (TA and DTG), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of adsorbed probe molecules (CO and CDCl₃). It was shown that calcination at 1200°C resulted in the formation of single-phase hexaaluminates in all the samples except for LaAl₁₁O₁₈, where an additional phase was found. The specific surface area of the samples was obtained in the range 16–22 m²/g. After the treatment at comparable conditions, the total concentrations of both surface Lewis acid sites and basic sites were found to increase in the series: BaAl₁₂O₁₉ < SrAl₁₂O₁₉ < LaAl₁₁O₁₈. However, the strongest basic sites were detected on the surface of BaAl₁₂O₁₉.     

Characterization of acid-base properties of polymers and other materials: relevance to adhesion science and technology

This paper reviews the background to the theory of Lewis acid-base (AB) interactions in adhesion, adsorption, wetting and mixing of polymers and other materials (pigments, fillers, fibres, etc.). These specific materials interactions require the revision of old concepts («polar» interactions) and the development of new analytical techniques and methodologies. Four of the most currently used techniques to characterize AB interactions are described: contact angle measurements, inverse gas chromatography. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy.     

Study of the acid-base properties of leaf litter extracts

The acid-base properties of four leaf litter extracts, LLE (eucalyptus, fern, oak and chestnut coverture), were characterized by synchronous fluorescence (SyF) spectroscopy and compared with those of two fulvic acids (FA) extracted from two different horizons (0–5 and 5–15 cm) of an oak forest soil. The characterization was based on the variation with the pH of the properties of the fluorescent structures present in the samples, which function as probes and provide a macroscopic image of their acid-base properties. These sets of SyF spectra collected as a function of the pH show fingerprinting potential. They were treated by a self-modeling curve resolution procedure, evolving factor analysis with a gradient concentration window (EFA-GCW), to reduce the raw spectral data to the number of components, their spectra, and SyF intensity profiles (pH distribution diagrams). Four acid-base systems were detected for all samples of LLE and FA with pKas ranging from 2.5 to 10.0 (pKas about 3, 5, 7 and 9, except for the fern LLE sample which showed pKas about 5, 7, 9 and 10). A similarity analysis of the spectra of the components, performed by cluster analysis, showed that the most acidic fluorescent structures of the LLE are not similar to those of the soil FA, but the less acidic are. Received: 20 June 1997 / Revised: 11 November 1997 / Accepted: 16 November 1977     

Effect of temperature on the acid-base properties of the alumina surface: microcalorimetry and acid-base titration experiments

Sorption reactions on natural or synthetic materials that can attenuate the migration of pollutants in the geosphere could be affected by temperature variations. Nevertheless, most of the theoretical models describing sorption reactions are at 25 degrees C. To check these models at different temperatures, experimental data such as the enthalpies of sorption are thus required. Highly sensitive microcalorimeters can now be used to determine the heat effects accompanying the sorption of radionuclides on oxide-water interfaces, but enthalpies of sorption cannot be extracted from microcalorimetric data without a clear knowledge of the thermodynamics of protonation and deprotonation of the oxide surface. However, the values reported in the literature show large discrepancies and one must conclude that, amazingly, this fundamental problem of proton binding is not yet resolved. We have thus undertaken to measure by titration microcalorimetry the heat effects accompanying proton exchange at the alumina-water interface at 25 degrees C. Based on (i) the surface sites speciation provided by a surface complexation model (built from acid-base titrations at 25 degrees C) and (ii) results of the microcalorimetric experiments, calculations have been made to extract the enthalpic variations associated respectively to first and second deprotonation of the alumina surface. Values obtained are deltaH1 = 80+/-10 kJ mol(-1) and deltaH2 = 5+/-3 kJ mol(-1). In a second step, these enthalpy values were used to calculate the alumina surface acidity constants at 50 degrees C via the van't Hoff equation. Then a theoretical titration curve at 50 degrees C was calculated and compared to the experimental alumina surface titration curve. Good agreement between the predicted acid-base titration curve and the experimental one was observed.     

Spectral-luminescence and acid-base properties of 4,7-diaminocoumarins

The absorption and luminescence spectra of a series of 4,7-diaminocoumarins have been investigated in ethanol and acetonitrile solution. The pk_a ^I and pk_a ^II values for several of the compounds have been measured. It has been found that the site of primary protonation is the nitrogen atom in the 7-position, and that the second protonation reaction occurs at the lactone oxygen atom. The effects of steric and electronic factors on the spectral-luminescence and acid-base characteristics of these compounds are discussed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1610–1618, December, 1990.     

The acid-base properties of Chromotrope 2 B

Summary The acid-base properties of Chromotrope 2 B have been studied, in an attempt to apply it as a metallochromic, a chromophoric or an acid-base indicator. The pK values corresponding to the four steps of ionization of the free acid are evaluated and the modes of dissociation and chelation are elucidated. As an acid-base indicator Chromotrope 2 B has proved to be similar in behaviour to phenol-phthalein with a determined pH interval of 7.5–9.5.

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Zusammenfassung Die Säure-Base-Eigenschaften des Farbstoffs Chromotrop 2 B wurden im Hinblick auf seine Verwendung als pH- oder metallochromer Indicator untersucht. Die pH-Werte der vier Ionisationsstufen wurden ausgewertet und die Dissoziation sowie die Komplexbildung aufgeklärt. Chromotrop 2 B ist als Säure-Base-Indicator dem Phenolphthalein ähnlich (pH-Bereich 7,5–9,5).

     

Indicator method for investigating the acid-base properties of suspension particles

The determination of the concentration of acid-base centers on the surface of suspensions from indicator adsorption requires precision measurements of changes in pH of solutions before and after the adsorption of the corresponding indicator.     

Gas-phase acid-base properties of melamine and cyanuric acid

The thermochemical properties of melamine and cyanuric acid were characterized using mass spectrometry measurements along with computational studies. A triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer was employed with the application of the extended Cooks kinetic method. The proton affinity (PA), gas-phase basicity (GB), and protonation entropy (Δ_pS) of melamine were determined to be 226.2 ± 2.0 kcal/mol, 218.4 ± 2.0 kcal/mol, and 26.2 ± 2.0 cal/mol K, respectively. The deprotonation enthalpy (Δ_acidH), gas-phase acidity (Δ_acidG), and deprotonation entropy (Δ_acidS) of cyanuric acid were determined to be 330.7 ± 2.0 kcal/mol, 322.9 ± 2.0 kcal/mol, and 26.1 ± 2.0 cal/mol K, respectively. The geometries and energetics of melamine, cyanuric acid, and related ionic species were calculated at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d) level of theory. The computationally predicted proton affinity of melamine (225.9 kcal/mol) and gas-phase deprotonation enthalpy of cyanuric acid (328.4 kcal/mol) agree well with the experimental results. Melamine is best represented as the imide-like triazine-triamine form and the triazine nitrogen is more basic than the amino group nitrogen. Cyanuric acid is best represented as the keto-like tautomer and the N-H group is the most probable proton donor.     

Effect of acid-base properties of oxide catalysts in the oxidative dehydrodimerization of olefins

The dependence of the activity of tin-containing oxide catalysts on their basicity and acidity has been examined. The rate of oxidative dehydrodimerization of olefins is shown to be determined by the mobility of allyl compounds depending on the catalyst acid properties.

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Comparison of the acid-base properties of ribose and 2'-deoxyribose nucleotides

The extent to which the replacement of a ribose unit by a 2'-deoxyribose unit influences the acid-base properties of nucleotides has not hitherto been determined in detail. In this study, by potentiometric pH titrations in aqueous solution, we have measured the acidity constants of the 5'-di- and 5'-triphosphates of 2'-deoxyguanosine [i.e., of H(2)(dGDP)(-) and H(2)(dGTP)(2-)] as well as of the 5'-mono-, 5'-di-, and 5'-triphosphates of 2'-deoxyadenosine [i.e., of H(2)(dAMP)(+/-), H(2)(dADP)(-), and H(2)(dATP)(2-)]. These 12 acidity constants (of the 56 that are listed) are compared with those of the corresponding ribose derivatives (published data) measured under the same experimental conditions. The results show that all protonation sites in the 2'-deoxynucleotides are more basic than those in their ribose counterparts. The influence of the 2'-OH group is dependent on the number of 5'-phosphate groups as well as on the nature of the purine nucleobase. The basicity of N7 in guanine nucleotides is most significantly enhanced (by about 0.2 pK units), while the effect on the phosphate groups and the N1H or N1H(+) sites is less pronounced but clearly present. In addition, (1)H NMR chemical shift change studies in dependence on pD in D(2)O have been carried out for the dAMP, dADP, and dATP systems, which confirmed the results from the potentiometric pH titrations and showed the nucleotides to be in their anti conformations. Overall, our results are not only of relevance for metal ion binding to nucleotides or nucleic acids, but also constitute an exact basis for the calculation, determination, and understanding of perturbed pK(a) values in DNAzymes and ribozymes, as needed for the delineation of acid-base mechanisms in catalysis.     

Selective modification of the acid-base properties of ceria by supported Au

Au supported on CeO(2) prepared by deposition-precipitation with urea leads to a basic catalyst. Au acts in two ways as surface modifier. First, Au selectively interacts with Ce(4+) cations by either blocking access to or reducing Ce(4+) to Ce(3+). Second, the resulting Au atoms (presumably as Au(+) ions) act as soft, weak Lewis acid sites stabilizing carbanion intermediates and enhancing hydride abstraction in the dehydrogenation of alcohols. In consequence, the thus-synthesized basic catalyst catalyzes the dehydrogenation of propan-2-ol to acetone with high efficiency and without notable deactivation. Additionally, the dehydration pathway of propan-2-ol is eliminated, as Au also quantitatively blocks access to strongly acidic Ce(4+) ions or reduces them to Ce(3+).     

The influence of water-acetone solvents on the acid-base properties of glycylglycine

The protonation and dissociation constants of glycylglycine in variable-composition water-acetone solvents were determined potentiometrically at the ionic strength of solutions 0.1 M (NaClO₄) and 298 K. Reagent solvation contributions to shifts of acid-base equilibria are analyzed.     

Electrochemical investigation of acid-base properties of ordered liquid systems

Acid-base properties of ordered media were investigated via potentiometry, polarography and electrochemical probes. Electrochemical probes have a pH-dependent reduction potential and their oxidized and reduced forms have a different affinity for aqueous and organic phases. Solutions of anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants were investigated. One anionic and one cationic surfactant stabilized emulsion were studied. A water-dodecane-pentanol-anionic surfactant microemulsion and a water-heptane-butanol-cationic surfactant were also investigated for several compositions. In micellar solutions and emulsions, it was possible to standardize and use the classical glass electrode for pH values in the range 1-12. The hydrogen electrode was required in the microemulsion systems. The reduction of electrochemical probes was studied by polarography. It is shown that in the ordered media studied, the aqueous phase played the most important role in micellar solutions and in O/W emulsions, as far as acid-base properties were concerned. In microemulsions, the acid-base properties of the aqueous phase were very different to those of water. The alizarin probe could be reduced at a "local" pH of about 12 when the aqueous phase pH was only 6.     

Study of acid-base properties of morin by tristimulus colorimetry

Acid-base properties of morin in aqueous solutions have been studied by means of chemical tristimulus colorimetry, and the ionization constants have been determined. The pK values have been assigned to the corresponding functional groups, and their dissociation scheme has been suggested. Diagram of distribution of ionic and molecular forms of morin at pH 1–13 has been constructed. Spectral parameters of equilibrium acid-base forms of morin have been determined.     

Tautomerism and acid-base properties of tetrazoles (review)

The prototropic tautomerism and acid-base properties of tetrazoles are discussed in this review. Major attention is directed to the factors that determine the state of the tautomeric equilibria, the acidities and basicities of tetrazoles, and the reactivities of tetrazoles. The available data are interpreted from the point of view of quantum-chemical calculations and modern concepts regarding the behavior of weak organic bases in solutions of acids.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 867–879, July, 1980.