Thermodynamic Constants of Acid-Base Equilibria in Solutions of Penicillins

The constants of acid-base equilibria in solutions of benzylpenicillin, carbenicillin, and ampicillin at 20°C were determined by pH-metric titration (supporting electrolytes 0.1, 0.4, 0.7, and 1.0 M KCl and KNO₃). The sizes of the ionic species of the penicillins in their energetically favorable conformation were determined by the PM3 semiempirical method. The thermodynamic equilibrium constants were estimated by extrapolation of the concentration constants to zero ionic strength by the Huckel equation, taking into account the calculated sizes of the ions.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 6, 2005, pp. 1049–1054.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Alekseev, Demskaya, Dodonova.