Research Article

Thermodynamic Investigation and Mixed Ligand Complex Formation of 1,4-Bis-(3-aminopropyl)-piperazine and Biorelevant Ligands

Table 4

Thermodynamic parameters for the stepwise protonation of (BAPP) in aqueous solution (at 0.01 M ionic strength)a.

Equilibriumb
kJMol−1JK−1 Mol−1kJMol−1

(1) L + H+ LH+ −48.8 (0.8)32.7 (0.7)−58.5 (0.8)
(2) LH+ + H+ L −47.4 (0.7)30.1 (0.6)−56.3 (0.8)
(3) L + H+ L −31.8 (0.6)27.3 (0.5)−39.9 (0.8)
(4) L + H+ L −13.5 (0.3)7.31 (0.12)−15.6 (0.3)

aStandard deviations are given in parentheses; b must be under Table 4 refer to L, where L denotes 1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)-piperazine (BAPP)