This table lists the dissociation (ionization) constants of over 1070 organic acids, bases, and amphoteric compounds. All data apply to dilute aqueous solutions and are presented as values of pKa, which is defined as the negative of the logarithm of the equilibrium constant Ka for the reaction
HA ⇌ H+ + A-
i.e.,
Ka = [H+][A-]/[HA]
where [H+], etc., represent the concentrations of the respective species in mol/L. It follows that pKa = pH + log[HA] – log[A-], so that a solution with 50% dissociation has pH equal to the pKa of the acid.
Data for bases are presented as pKa values for the conjugate acid, i.e., for the reaction
BH+ ⇌ H+ + B
In older literature, an ionization constant Kb was used for the reaction B + H2O ⇌ BH+ + OH- . This is related to Ka by
pKa + pKb = pKwater = 14.00 (at 25 °C)
Compounds are listed alphabetically by name.
Name | Synonym | Mol. form. | CAS Reg. No. | Mol. wt. | Step | t/ºC | pKa |
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Acetaldehyde | Ethanal | C2H4O | 75-07-0 | 44.052 | 25 | 13.57 | |
Acetamide | Ethanamide | C2H5NO | 60-35-5 | 59.067 | 25 | 15.1 | |
Acetanilide | N-Phenylacetamide | C8H9NO | 103-84-4 | 135.163 | 25 | 0.5 | |
Acetazolamide | N-[5-(Aminosulfonyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]acetamide | C4H6N4O3S2 | 59-66-5 | 222.246 | 7.2 | ||
Acetic acid | Ethanoic acid | C2H4O2 | 64-19-7 | 60.052 | 25 | 4.756 | |
Acetoacetic acid | C4H6O3 | 541-50-4 | 102.089 | 25 | 3.6 | ||
Acetohydroxamic acid | N-Hydroxyacetamide | C2H5NO2 | 546-88-3 | 75.067 | 8.70 | ||
N-Acetylglycine | Aceturic acid | C4H7NO3 | 543-24-8 | 117.104 | 25 | 3.67 | |
2-(Acetyloxy)benzoic acid | Acetylsalicylic acid | C9H8O4 | 50-78-2 | 180.158 | 25 | 3.48 | |
Aconine | C25H41NO9 | 509-20-6 | 499.596 | 9.52 | |||
Aconitine | C34H47NO11 | 302-27-2 | 645.737 | 5.88 | |||
9-Acridinamine | Aminacrine | C13H10N2 | 90-45-9 | 194.231 | 20 | 9.99 | |
Acridine | Dibenzo[b,e]pyridine | C13H9N | 260-94-6 | 179.217 | 20 | 5.58 | |
3,6-Acridinediamine | Proflavine | C13H11N3 | 92-62-6 | 209.246 | 20 | 9.65 | |
Acrylic acid | 2-Propenoic acid | C3H4O2 | 79-10-7 | 72.063 | 25 | 4.25 | |
Adenine | 1H-Purin-6-amine | C5H5N5 | 73-24-5 | 135.128 | 1 | 4.3 | |
Adenine | 1H-Purin-6-amine | C5H5N5 | 73-24-5 | 135.128 | 2 | 9.83 | |
Adenosine | β-D-Ribofuranoside, adenine-9 | C10H13N5O4 | 58-61-7 | 267.242 | 1 | 25 | 3.6 |
Adenosine | β-D-Ribofuranoside, adenine-9 | C10H13N5O4 | 58-61-7 | 267.242 | 2 | 25 | 12.4 |
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