Effects of Aerosol-OT reversed micelles in carbon tetrachloride on acid-base indicator equilibria

Autor: El Seoud, O. A., Shimizu, Maria R.
Zdroj: Colloid & Polymer Science; August 1982, Vol. 260 Issue: 8 p794-798, 5p
Abstrakt: ApparentpKa values of thymol blue solubilized in Aerosol-OT reversed micelles in carbon tetrachloride at 25 °C were determined spectrophotometrically. The effects of the Aerosol-OT concentration and the (water)/(surfactant)R ratio were investigated. The apparentpKa values increase as a function of increasing (R). All the measuredpKa values are less than that in water. The decrease ranges from 1.23 units (detergent=0.4 M,R=1.39) to 0.42 units (Aerosol-OT=0.6 M,R=9,25). These results are rationalized in terms of decreased hydronium ion activity in the micellar core due to its binding to the detergent SO3- groups.
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