Ionic Strength Dependence of Formation Constants, Protonation and Complexation of Phenylalanine with Dioxovanadium(V) at different temperatures

Abstract

The protonation constants of phenylalanine and the stability constants of the complexes between dioxovanadium(V) ion and phenylalanine have been determined spectrophotometrically, in the temperature range 15–35°C and ionic strength ranging from 0.1 to 1.5 mol dm −3 sodium perchlorate as a background salt, in the pH range 1.5–10.5, with high ligand to metal ratios. The values of enthalpy and entropy changes based on these formation constants were calculated. The dependence of protonation and the stability constants on ionic strength are described by a Debye-Huckel type equation.