Titrations in Nonaqueous Solvents

Titrations in Nonaqueous Solvents discuss the theory, practice, and data on acidic and basic strength of nonaqueous solvents. This book is organized into three parts encompassing six chapters. The first part considers the general principles of acids and bases and methods of end-point determination. This part also covers the fundamentals, advantages, and limitations of titration instruments, such as potentiometers, burets, titration vessels, and electrodes. The classification of titration solvents according to their functions as color indicators and titrant solutions is provided in this part. The remaining parts describe the analytical procedures for acidity and basicity of nonaqueous solvents. These parts also provide a tabulated data on the acidic and basic strengths, stability, and dissociation constants of various titration solvents. Analytical chemists, and analytical chemistry teachers and students will find this book invaluable.

Preface Part I Theory Chapter 1 General Principles I. Theories of Acids and Bases II. Leveling and Protolysis III. pH Values in Nonaqueous Media IV. Strengths of Acids and Bases in Various Solvents V. Determination of pK Values VI. Neutralization in Weakly Polar Solvents, Especially in Glacial Acetic Acid (- = 6.2) Chapter 2 Methods of End-Point Detection I. Potentiometric Method II. The Conductometric Method of End-Point Detection III. Voltammetric and Amperometric Methods of End-Point Detection IV. The Use of High Frequency for End-Point Detection V. Thermometric End-Point Detection VI. End-Point Detection by Means of Indicators VII. Photometric End-Point Detection VIII. Precision Determination of the End Point Chapter 3 Instruments I. Potentiometers II. Automatic Titration Instruments III. Burets IV. Titration Vessels V. Electrodes Chapter 4 Reagents I. Solvents II. Color Indicators III. Titrant Solutions Part II Practice Chapter 5 Special Notes and Analytical Procedure I. Determination of Bases, General II. Determination of Total Base III. Analysis of Mixtures of Bases IV. Special Acidimetric Determinations V. Determination of Acids, General VI. Determination of Total Acids VII. Analysis of Mixtures of Acids VIII. Special Alkalimetric Determinations IX. Special Fields X. Calculations of the Results Part III Tables I. Acidic and Basic Strengths of Various Compounds in Aqueous Solution II. Acidities of Lewis Acids III. Basicities of Very Weakly Basic Color Indicators IV. Stabilities of Quaternary Ammonium Bases V. Dissociation Constants in Glacial Acetic Acid VI. Dielectric Constants, -, and Autoprotolysis Constants, pKauto, of Solvents VII. Dissociation Constants of Tetraisoamylammonium Nitrate in Water/Dioxane Mixtures References Author Index Subject Index