Titration of selected bases in benzene-acetonitrile binary solvent system.

The benzene-acetonitrile binary solvent system was used in the determination of the half-neutralization potentials (hnp) of selected bases varying widely in basicity (pKb). The solvent mixtures had specific dielectric constants (Dm). The hnp values of the bases determined in a solvent of a specific Dm value were related to the corresponding pKb values. The slopes of these linear relationships were related to Dm values. A certain mixture of the binary solvent system was selected, and successful differentiating titration of various base mixtures was demonstrated in this medium. The delta hnp/delta pK versus Dm data for acids were compared with those of bases in the benzene-acetonitrile binary solvent system. The resulting data on bases were compared with previously published data on acids, and the present report describes the behavior of acids and bases in the entire composition spectrum of the benzene-acetonitrile binary solvent system.