Multiwavelength spectrophotometric determination of acidity constants of some azo dyes

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2008 Jun;70(1):1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2007.07.006. Epub 2007 Jul 17.

Abstract

A multiwavelength spectrophotometric titration method was applied to study the acidity constants of some azo dyes in water. The UV-vis absorption spectra of azo dye solutions were recorded in the course of their pH-metric titration with a standard base solution. The protolytic equilibrium constants, spectral profiles, concentration diagrams and also the number of components have been calculated. The quantitative effects of the substituents on the acidity of the studied azo dyes were investigated by the linear free energy relationship (LFER) using Hammet sigma constant (sigma) and field and resonance effects of Kamlet and Taft (f and Re, respectively).

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Azo Compounds / analysis*
  • Azo Compounds / chemistry
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spectrophotometry / methods*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Water