Method of UV-Metric and pH-Metric Determination of Dissociation Constants of Ionizable Drugs: Valsartan

Analysis of protonation equilibria of some alanyl dipeptides in water and aqueous ethanol mixtures

The protonation constants are one of the most fundamental properties of biological molecules. The determination of the constants of the dipeptide is interesting and necessary for a full understanding of its activities in biological process. In this study, the protonation constants of some aliphatic alanine dipeptides (alanyl-alanine, alanyl-phenylalanine, alanyl-valine, alanyl-leucine, and alanyl-methionine) were studied in water and ethanol-water mixtures (20%ethanol-80%water;40%ethanol-60%water;60%ethanol-40%water, (v/v)) at 25 ± 0.1 °C under nitrogen atmosphere and ionic strength at 0.10 mol L^-1 by potentiometry. The constants of the systems were calculated using Best computer program. The effects of the different amino acids bound to the alanine on the acidity of the alanyl dipeptides were investigated. The constants were influenced by changes in solvent composition and their variations were discussed in terms of solvent and structural properties.

Spectroscopic Determination of Dissociation Constants of Some 4- nitrobenzaldehyde-4-substituted phenyl-1-carbonylhydrazones in Sodium Hydroxide Media

Purpose:

Hydrazones are a class of azomethines with a wide spectrum of pharmacological properties which are influenced by pH of the media. The purpose of this study was investigation of acid-base properties of five 4-nitrobenzaldehyde-4-substitutedphenyl1-carbonylhydrazones in sodium hydroxide media (14>pH>7).

Method:

The dissociation process was followed by UV-Vis spectroscopy, in the ethanol-water (V/V, 1:1) solutions, at room temperature. Semiempirical methods AM1 and PM3 were applied for determination of the deprotonation enthalpies.

Results:

The changes in the UV-Vis spectra, as well as the deprotonation enthalpies, suggested that the dissociation process for four investigated hydrazones with an amide group took place in one step. The exception with two dissociation steps was hydrazone with amide and hydroxyl group. The pH region of dissociation was from pH 10.8 to pH 11.6 for the first step and between pH 11.7 and pH 12.1 for the second step of dissociation. The influence of the ethanol on the UV-Vis spectra was eliminated by the method of Characteristic Vector Analyses (CVA). The stoichiometric dissociation constants were determined numerically (pKHA = n·pH + logI) and graphically (intercept of the dependence of logI on pH) from the absorbance data using experimental and reconstructed UV-Vis spectra, at three different ionic strengths. Thermodynamic dissociation constants were estimated graphically as an intercept of dependence of dissociation constant on the square root of the ionic strength.

Conclusion:

The obtained results demonstrated that the influence of the substituents on pKHA values was not significant, except for hydrazone with amide and hydroxyl group. Namely, the dissociation of the amide group of this hydrazone was retarded due to the influence of the phenolic group.

Determination of acid dissociation constants of Alizarin Red S, Methyl Orange, Bromothymol Blue and Bromophenol Blue using a digital camera

Acid dissociation constants (pK_a) are important parameters for the characterization of organic and inorganic compounds. They play a crucial role in different physical, chemical, and biological studies. Herein, we introduce a new approach for the determination of acid dissociation constant based on digital image analysis using a low-cost, precise, accurate, sensitive, and portable home-made, camera-based platform. Digital images of Alizarin Red S, Bromophenol Blue, Bromothymol Blue, and Methyl Orange solutions were captured at various pH values. The captured images were analysed to obtain the RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) colour intensities that are used to calculate the RGB colour absorbances. The pK_a values were calculated from the RGB colour absorbance–pH relationship using graphical and mathematical methods, and with the aid of DATAN software. For the four studied dyes, the results obtained from digital image analysis were in excellent agreement with the data of sophisticated spectrophotometers and the previously reported literature data.

Acid dissociation constants (pK_a) are important parameters for the characterization of organic and inorganic compounds.