Acetic acid dissociation thermodynamics

Fig. 3.14 An extrapolation graph for determination of the thermodynamic dissociation constant of acetic acid using Eq. (3.3.14)...

The results of density functional theory (DFT) studies [90, 91] have suggested that the energy requirement via the C02 pathway is much less than that via the CO pathway, and thus the former is more thermodynamically favored. The methyl radical formation and dissociation of C02 are two rate-limiting steps for the synthesis of acetic acid directly from CH4 and C02. 

The plot in Fig. 3.2 of the acid dissociation constant for acetic acid was calculated using equation 3.2-21 and the values of standard thermodynamic properties tabulated by Edsall and Wyman (1958). When equation 3.2-21 is not satisfactory, empirical functions representing ArC[ as a function of temperature can be used. Clark and Glew (1966) used Taylor series expansions of the enthalpy and the heat capacity to show the form that extensions of equation 3.2-21 should take up to terms in d3ArCp/dT3. 

The standard entropy and enthalpy changes for the dissociative adsorption of ethyl acetate (step 1), acetic acid (step 7), and the hydrogenation of adsorbed acetaldehyde to form ethoxy species (step 4) were constrained to maintain thermodynamic consistency for the appropriate overall gas-phase reactions. 

This continuum model predicts that all of these thermodynamic properties should preserve their sign and increase in magnitude as D is decreased. This is, of course, subject to the behavior of the derivatives (din D/d In T) and (din D/d In F) as D changes. In the case of weak electrolytes this is qualitatively the observed behavior. Some values are given in Table XV.7 for the dissociation of HaO and acetic acid in water-dioxane mixtures. Since the derivatives of D and F are not the same as the values in pure HaO, the values cannot be expected to follow D in any simple fashion. However, it is seen that qualitative agreement is obtained. If one uses Eqs. (XV.12.2) to (XV.12.5) and the experimental values of the derivatives for water, it is possible to calculate AFp from the experimental values of each of the thermodynamic quantities in turn. For acetic acid the values are 4.7 Kcal from AS, 0.3 Kcal from AH, 5.5 Kcal from ACp, and 5 Kcal from AF. Except for AH, this can be considered quite good correlation compared to AFion = 6.5 Kcal observed directly. For H2O the values are 4 Kcal from AS, 6 Kcal from ACp, 33 Kcal from AH, and... 

Curve C is a plot of K (XIO ), the concentration quotient for the equilibrium involving the dissociation of acetic acid, as a function of electrolyte concentration. Here again, the ordinate function approaches a limiting value A, which is the thermodynamic acid dissociation constant for acetic acid. 

By way of illustration we present the two following tables which include the thermodynamic dissociation constants of acetic acid and o-nitrobenzoic acid calculated from conductivity measurements by J. Kendall. The first column contains the acid concentration, the second contains the classical degree of dissociation a multiplied by 100, in the third is found the dissociation constant calculated by the classical method, the fourth gives ac (classical ion concentration), the fifth column shows the true ion concentration ac//x, the sixth contains the concentration of undissociated acid [cHA] = c — (aclf ), and in the last column is found Ka calculated by equation (15). 

Thermodynamic Dissociation Constants of Acetic Acid and o-Nitrobenzoic Acids Calculated from Conductivity... 

It is important to note that ionophores are not always completely dissociated. For example, when NaCl is dissolved in a solvent of lower relative permittivity, such as methanol, it is ion paired to some extent. The thermodynamics of systems with ion pairing is considered separately in section 3.10. Under these circumstances the ionophore behaves in the same way as a weak electrolyte. On the other hand, all ionogenes are not weak electrolytes. For example, HCl, which is a molecule in the gas phase, is completely dissociated in water and therefore is a strong electrolyte. Acetic acid is completely dissociated in liquid ammonia, which is a much stronger base than water. Thus, the solvent plays an important role in determining the extent of electrolyte dissociation in solution. In the following discussion the traditional terms, strong and weak electrolytes, are used. 

Formic and Acetic Acids. The solubility equilibrium of these weak acids js treated as the two stage process described by Equations 2 3. The dissociation constants of both acids are well known and are given as functions of temperature in Table III. While there are several studies of the thermodynamics of aqueous acetic acid, e.g. (2 , and of formic acid (22), there are relatively few data for dilute aqueous solutions at 25 C (28-3Ik The chemistry of these acids is complicated by dimerisation (31-33) and higher association reactions (24) in both aqueous and gas phases. 

MO calculations can also be applied to reactions. The effect of substituents on the acidity i K ) of carboxylic acids is a well-studied area experimentally. Shields and co-workers used several of the ab initio protocols to calculate the aqueous acidity of some substituted carboxylic acids relative to acetic acid, which represented quite a challenging test of theory. The dissociation of a carboxylic acid involves formation of ions, and solvation is a major component of the free energy change. Furthermore, solvation introduces both enthalpy and entropy components. The calculations were approached using a thermodynamic cycle that includes the energies of solvation of the neutral acids and the anion. Since the calculation is relative to acetic acid, the energy of solvation of the proton cancels out. 

These association and dissociation reactions do not usually procml to completion. Both processes are described by the thermodynamic equilibrium constants (association constant) or (dissociation constant). The dissolution of perchloric acid in glacial acetic acid shows the typical ionisation equilibrium (equilibrium constant, K,) preceding the dissociation process in the case of ionogenes. The overall constant K is given by... 

Does this pH adjustment have any effect on the partitioning of HOAc between immiscible phases By definition, only neutral HOAc can partition between phases. The value for the partition ratio must be preserved based on the thermodynamic arguments put forth earlier. This must mean that the concentrations of HOAc in the ether phase must be reduced due to the pH adjustment because the concentration of undissociated HOAc in the aqueous phase has also been reduced. This is illustrated for the HOAc, only, in Figure 3.3. Our model assumes that the only chemical form of acetic acid in the ether phase is HOAc and that only acid dissociation of HOAc occurs in the aqueous phase. Because Kd accounts only for imdissodated forms of... 

Interest in the variable surface charge/potential of metal (hydr)oxides started somewhat later 1-11). Also here people from a very different background have contributed to the development of this field of science. The emphasis and the approach followed has differed depending on ones background and scientific interest. The topic has been studied from a thermodynamic, colloid chemical, modelling, mineralogical, spectroscopic, surface chemical, theoretical chemical or practical point of view. For simple chemical reactions there will be relatively little conflict between the various points of view. The dissociation reaction of acetic acid can be written as ... 

This reaction can be characterized by one affinity constant (J hac)- The molecular structure of acetic acid is well known and the origin of the proton dissociation is known to be the result of the dissociation of one proton from the carboxylic acid group in the molecule. The reaction can be followed by spectroscopy, can be interpreted from a theoretical chemical point of view, the thermodynamics are relatively straightforward and the modeler or practitioner will have little problem with this simple reaction. The different points of view will probably not lead to any serious conflict for such a simple case. 

The extraordinarily low permeability can be explained by the fact that polyethylene as a non-polar medium can only be very weakly polarized and diffusion cannot lead to a separation of charge carrier. The ions are surrounded in the aqueous solution by a cloud of water molecules shielding the ion s charge. Cations and anions would therefore have to recombine from this hydrate shell to the molecule and become dissolved in the polyethylene or both become dissolved with their hydrate shell and diffuse. Such processes are thermodynamically rather unfavourable. The importance of dissociation of inorganic molecules for the migration becomes clear by permeation tests performed with concentrated hydrochloric acid. Undissociated HCl molecules are found to some extent in concentrated hydrochloric acid while the molecules are fully dissociated in aqueous NaCl or metallic salt solution. The available undissociated HCl molecules can become dissolved in the polyethylene and only then diffuse similarly to water molecules or undissociated acetic acid molecules. While no permeation of chlorine can be observed in permeation experiments with metal salts, diffused chlorine can be proven when using concentrated hydrochloric acid. 

In order to make proper allowance for these factors it is necessary to estimate the value of y (e.g. by use of equations (10 53) or (10 56)) and also to use a more adequate theory of the dependence of a on the molar conductivity. For details the reader is referred to the literature on electrochemistry.t When these corrections are applied the thermodynamic dissociation constant of acetic acid at 25 is found to be... 

Dissociation of acids and bases is accompanied by a change in thermo(fynamic parameters. For example, the dissociation of acetic acid in H2O at 298 K is characterized by iJi = -0.46, FAS = -27.6, and AG = 27.14 kJ/mol. For an uncharged base (for example, H2O) the thermodynamic parameters are determined by the acid structure. Below we present these values T = 298 K) for several acids at equilibrium of the type... 

Allred GC, Woolley EM (1981) Heat capacities of aqueous acetic acid, sodium acetate, ammonia, and ammonium chloride at 283.15, 298.15 and 313.15 K AC for ionization of acetic acid and for dissociation of ammonium ion. J Chem Thermodynamics 13 155-164... 

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Table 3.2 Thermodynamic Values for the Dissociation of Acetic and Chloroacetic Acids in H20 at 25 °C...

Utilize the data referred to in Problem 1 to calculate the dissociation functions of acetic and a-crotonic acids at several concentrations by means of equation (10) compare the results with the thermodynamic dissociation constants obtained in Chap. V. 

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