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Determination of autoprotolysis constants of ketones using hydrogen-palladium generator electrode
R P Mihajlovi'c1, R M Dzudović, V J Vajgand
1Faculty of Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Yugoslavia.
Abstract:
A coulometric-potentiometric method for the determination of autoprotolysis constants of acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, is described. The method is based on the titration of a strong base, i.e., tetrabutylammonium hydroxide with protons obtained by anodic oxidation of hydrogen at an H(2)/pd electrode in the presence of tetrabutylammonium perchlorate as the supporting electrolyte. The titration was carried out in a galvanic cell with glass and calomel electrodes, at 25 degrees . The pK(s) value obtained for acetone and methyl ethyl ketone were 25.82 +/- 0.05 and 26.92 +/- 0.07, respectively.
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