Measurements of pKa of organic molecules using third-order nonlinear optics

被引:16
作者
de Araujo, RE [1 ]
Gomes, ASL [1 ]
de Araújo, CB [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Dept Fis, BR-50670901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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10.1016/S0009-2614(00)01108-8
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report the use of the Z-scan method, which is a nonlinear optical technique, as a general method to determine a chemical parameter, the pK(a), which characterizes the equilibrium constant in acid-base reactions. The measurements were performed with picosecond pulses at 532 nm in aqueous solution of methyl orange, C14H14N3O3S- The experimental results agree well with a phenomenological description of the molecule nonlinearity as well as with the results predicted using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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