ABSTRACT

The pKa of a compound describes its acidity or basicity and, therefore, is one of its most important properties. Its value determines what form of the compound-positive ion, negative ion, or neutral species-will be present under different circumstances. This is crucial to the action and detection of the compound as a drug, pollutant, or other activ

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|24 pages

Absolute pKa Calculations

chapter 3|4 pages

Relative pKa Calculations

chapter 4|12 pages

Quantitative Structure-Acidity Methods

chapter 5|14 pages

Oxyacids and Related Compounds

chapter 6|16 pages

Nitrogen Acids

chapter 7|16 pages

Additional Types of Acids

chapter 8|10 pages

Acidities in Nonaqueous Solvents

chapter 10|2 pages

Conclusions