Review Article

Protonation Equilibria of Biologically Active Ligands in Mixed Aqueous Organic Solvents

Table 1

The autoprotolysis constants () obtained for various water-solvent mixtures.

Medium

Water13.78a, 13.69b, 13.77c
20% ethanol—80% water14.03d
30% ethanol—70% water14.17a, 14.16b
40% ethanol—60% water14.30d
50% ethanol—50% water14.40a, 14.28b
60% ethanol—40% water14.48d
70% ethanol—30% water14.67a, 14.59b
12.5% dioxane—87.5% water14.17e
20% dioxane—80% water14.31f, 14.22b
25% dioxane—75% water14.37e
37.5% dioxane—62.5% water14.50
40% dioxane—60% water14.89f, 14.86b
50% dioxane—50% water15.44e
60% dioxane—40% water15.54f, 15.62b
62.5% dioxane—37.5% water15.70e
70% dioxane—30% water15.75e
50% DMSO—50% water15.48g

aData taken from reference [38], bdata taken from reference [37], cdata taken from reference [39], ddata taken from reference [40], edata taken from reference [41], fdata taken from reference [42], and gdata taken from reference [43].