A Chemical Education Tool for Evaluation of pKa of Proton Dissociation Equilibrium of Any Substituted Benzene (XC6H5)

Cortez Deacetis

The sturdy empirical relation, ρ = (two.four)(twoi), between the Hammett ρ for proton dissociation of many acids and the quantity, “i”, of atoms between the ionizable hydrogen and the ring carbon (Andrew Williams, Absolutely free Energy Associations in Natural and Bioorganic Chemistry, Royal Culture of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2003, p. seventy five) is made use of to construct a graph for 20 1 diverse proton dissociation equilibriums. The plot of Hammett ρ vs . quantity of atoms i between ionizable hydrogen and the ring carbon atom is observed to be an superb exponential-decay locus. A superior typical and clever price of Hammett ρ is obtained for the benzene dissociation equilibriums by interpolating the locus of the correlation on to Y-axis. Utilizing this Hammett ρ price and the Hammett equation log [(Ka)X / (Ka)H] = ρσ, the pKa price can be calculated for any substituted benzene knowing the pKa price of benzene to be 43. The points for proton dissociation equilibriums of phenylethyl ammonium ions and benzyl alcohols deviated from the graph that’s why not provided in the correlation. Probable explanations are given for deviation of these two equilibriums.

1. Introduction

A substantial curiosity on the software of attenuation outcome due to methylene group was obtained from our laboratory 1, two, 3, four. The emergence of Andrew Williams’ sturdy empirical relation five dependent on the existence of attenuation outcome, systematically observed in the study of acid dissociation equilibriums of benzoic acids, phenyl acetic acids and phenyl propionic acids is a effective accomplishment. The same was prolonged to fragrant 1, two, and aliphatic 3, four systems from our laboratory. This empirical relation five is additional produced use in the current operate to bring 20 1 diverse proton dissociation equilibrium reactions on 1 rope. A superior typical and clever price of Hammett ρ is obtained for the benzene dissociation equilibriums by interpolating the locus of the correlation on to Y-axis. And this study is prolonged to work out pKa values using the Hammett equation log [(Ka)X / (Ka)H] = ρσ, for any substituted benzenes knowing the pKa price of unsubstituted benzene to be 43.

3. Discussion

1st let us see the dissociation equilibriums of diverse acids with escalating length of carbon chain between ionizable hydrogen and the ring carbon/nitrogen atom. Table 1 narrates 20 1 diverse proton dissociation equilibrium reactions with Hammett ρ values, and the quantity of atoms between ionizable hydrogen and the ring carbon/nitrogen. The Hammett ρ values are given in the escalating order down to the desk. Utilizing the Williams’ equation 1

(1)

exactly where m1 is an arbitrary continual, a plot of Hammett ρ vs . quantity of atoms between ionizable hydrogen and ring carbon is produced and demonstrated in Figure 1. From equation 1 it is distinct that if i = , i.e. if there are no atoms between the ionizable hydrogen and the ring carbon atom, the instance would be benzene by itself. Then the Hammett ρ price would be m1(two i) = m1(two ). In this article, from the curve healthy of the details, m1 was found to be two.4917 (see box in the figure). Hence the Hammett ρ price for proton dissociation equilibrium (equation two) of benzene will be (two.4917)two = 6.27.

(two)
  • Figure 1. Plot of Hammett ρ vs . quantity of atoms (m) between ioniable hydrogen and the ring carbon atom

    And this price is quite shut to the typical (five.6 + 6.6 = 12.two /two =6.1) of the two values earlier described, 1 for proton dissociation equilibrium of benzene1 and the other proton dissociation equilibrium of pyridinium ions two (equation 3). In each the scenarios “i”, quantity of

    (3)

    atoms between ionizable hydrogen and ring carbon/ nitrogen is zero.

    But the points of the equilibriums of the compounds 9 and eleven deviated from the correlation. The deviation could be due to the anomalous Hammett ρ obtained from the anomalous pKa values of phenylethyl ammonium ions 6. The anomalistic pKa values are due to the development of the far more steady zwitter ion of four-hydroxy phenylethyl ammonium ion and even far more stabilization of the 3, four-dihydroxy phenylethyl ammonium ion due to hydrogen bonding, each are as demonstrated under (equations four and five)

    • Table 1. Unique acid dissociation equilibriums, Hammett ρ values, and the quantity of atoms between ionizable proton and the ring carbon

    (four)

    and

    (five)

    The anomalous Hammett ρ obtained from the proton dissociation equilibrium of benzyl alcohols is due to: the Hammett ρ price for benzyl alcohols dissociation equilibriums should really be basically 1.eleven 7, which is 50 {0841e0d75c8d746db04d650b1305ad3fcafc778b501ea82c6d7687ee4903b11a} of that of phenoxide ion equilibriums, dependent on the reality that the Hammett ρ price for phenyl acetic acids has grow to be minimized to 50 {0841e0d75c8d746db04d650b1305ad3fcafc778b501ea82c6d7687ee4903b11a} of that of benzoic acids on the introduction of 1 CHtwo group between the carboxyl ate carbon and the benzene ring carbon. But the true ρ price was found to be 1.seventy three eight. 1 putative explanation of this, made available by Wiberg 9, is: In gas-phase, alkoxide ions, the negatively billed oxygen atom polarizes the C-H bonds, placing substantial unfavorable cost at the hydrogen atoms and a favourable cost at the carbon atom. The carbon has an attractive Coulombic interaction with the negatively billed oxygen, leading to a shorter C-O bond, which may possibly guide to relatively greater substituent outcome and in flip in aqueous resolution even greater. Another explanation may possibly arrive from the hyperconjugation of the benzyloxide ion, which may possibly be even additional stabilized by cost delocalization onto benzene ring as it is demonstrated under (Equation. 6) to lead towards bigger Hammett ρ price.

    (6)

    Calculation of pKa of any substituted benzene: The Hammett ρ for the proton dissociation equilibriums (equation two) from the current operate is 6.27. And the Hammett equation is:

    (7)

    Rewriting this equation in conditions of pKa we get

    (eight)

    (pKa)H of benzene is 43 ten, Hammett ρ is 6.27 and if the (pKa)X of nitrobenzene (for X = NOtwo) is to be calculated, assuming the ‘the hydrogen” para to nitro group in benzene ring is to be deprotonated as demonstrated in equation 9, then σ for four-NOtwo substituent has to be taken as .78 7.

    (9)

    Substituting these values in equation eight

    Hence the pKa of nitrobenzene with deprotonation at para situation is 38.1. Likewise for any substituted benzene the pKa values could be calculated.

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[five]   A. Williams, Absolutely free Energy Associations in Natural and Bioorganic Chemistry, Royal Culture of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2003, p. seventy five
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[6]   Hammett ρ is calculated from the plot of pKa vs . Hammett σ values of only four-H, four-OH and 3-OH substituted phenyl ethyl ammonium ions. pKa values are from Murray M. Tuckerman, J. Richard Mayer and Frederick C. Nachod, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1959, eighty one, 92
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[eight]   The ρ price for this equilibrium is an estimate dependent on the correlation of gas-phase ∆Hacid values9 of diverse oxygen made up of acids and is performed as follows: The Hammett ρ price for phenol dissociation equilibriums in aqueous resolution is two.217. The gas-phase ρ price for this same equilibrium is 1.289. For this reason the ratio (ρaqgas) is 1.seventy three. The Hammett ρ price from the correlation of gas-phase ∆Hacid values of benzyl alcohols vs . all those of phenyl acetic acids is 1.009. Hence the Hammett ρ price for benzyl alcohols dissociation equilibriums in aqueous resolution on benzoic acid dissociation scale would be: (ρ of phenyl acetic acids) x (ρaqgas) = 1.00 x 1.seventy three = 1.seventy three.
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[9]   K. B. Wiberg, J. Org. Chem., 68, 875 (2003)
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