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. 2022 May 27;94(23):8115–8119. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00200

Table 2. pKa in DMSO (pKadet), Indicators and Acids Used, and the Difference from Literature Values (ΔpKa) for the Analytes.

analyte pKadet ± 0.1 ΔpKalit indicators acid
1-methylimidazole 6.16 +0.0126 a, b i
morpholine 9.01 +0.0727 c, d j
benzylamine 9.78 –0.0328 e, f k
diethylamine 10.42 +0.0229 g, f k
2,4-dinitrobenzoic acid 6.51 –0.0130 h, d l
salicylic acid 6.78 –0.0231 h, b or b, d l
aspirin 8.68   d, c l
niacin 8.60   d, c or c, g l
imidazole 6.46 –0.53 to +1.36,32,26,33,34 a, h i
a

2,6-Lutidine.35

b

Imidazole.

c

Triethylamine.31

d

Dimethylbenzylamine.36

e

Diethylamine.29

f

Pyrrolidine.33

g

Benzylamine.28

h

1-Methylimidazole.26

i

Saccharin.

j

Meldrum’s acid.

k

Barbituric acid.

l

The analyte was used as the diffusing acid.