A STUDY OF SELF-ASSOCIATION OF METHYLENE BLUE FROM PROTONATION EQUILIBRIA
A STUDY OF SELF-ASSOCIATION OF METHYLENE BLUE FROM PROTONATION EQUILIBRIA
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DOI:
10.1021/ja00725a005
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发表时间:
1970-01-01
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15
通讯作者:
GHOSH, AK
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作者:
GHOSH, AK
The self-association of methylene blue (MB+) has been investigated by a new method based on the study of the protonation equilibrium of MB+. The concentration of MBH2+ can be estimated by spectrophotometry at 745 mju.. The experiments have been performed in 0.200 Mhc1. The apparent proton dissociation constant, Kpdw, of the species MBH2+, defined as B [H+]/[MBH2+], where B is the total equivalent concentration of all non-protonated dye species, varies by a factor of 9 as B varies from 2.26 X 10-5 to 1.27 X 10-3 M. The extrapolated value of A) at B= 0 gives the true proton dissociationconstant, Ktjd-r¡, defined as¿>[H+]/[MBH2+], where b is the concentration of dye monomers. The ratio Kvda)/kpdm thus equals Bjb, and b can be obtained as a function of B. The estimated association of MB+ withMBH2+ leads to a small correction. The B (b) data are qualitatively very similar to thoseobtained by using the “isoextraction” method and are described well by the association model previously found satisfactory for methylene blueat low ionic strengths. The present method thus provides independent confirmation of previous conclusions about the self-association of MB+. The dimerization constant, K>, is somewhat higher than expected on the basis of a long extrapolation from our previous study of its ionic strength dependence. If the difference is attributed to ion pairing of the dimer with Cl-, the derived equilibrium constant for ion pairing is low enough to provide strong supportfor the assumption of negligible counterion participation in our low-ionic-strength studies.