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Thermodynamics of the Hydrolysis Reactions of 1-naphthyl Acetate, 4-nitrophenyl Acetate, and 4-nitrophenyl α-L-arabinofuranoside

Thermodynamics of the Hydrolysis Reactions of 1-naphthyl Acetate, 4-nitrophenyl Acetate, and 4-nitrophenyl α-L-arabinofuranoside

Stephen R Decker, Robert N Goldberg, Brian E Lang, William Michener

J Phys Chem B. 2010 Dec 16;114(49):16060-7.

PMID: 20361764

Abstract:

Microcalorimetry, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) have been used to conduct a thermodynamic investigation of the hydrolysis reactions {1-naphthyl acetate(aq) + H(2)O(l) = 1-naphthol(aq) + acetate(aq)}, {4-nitrophenyl acetate(aq) + H(2)O(l) = 4-nitrophenol(aq) + acetate(aq)}, and {4-nitrophenyl α-L-arabinofuranoside(aq) + H(2)O(l) = L-arabinose(aq) + 4-nitrophenol(aq)}. Calorimetrically determined enthalpies of reaction Δ(r)H(cal) were measured for all three reactions. However, since the positions of equilibrium for all of these reactions were found to lie very far to the right, it was only possible to set lower limits for the values of the apparent equilibrium constants K'. A chemical equilibrium model, together with pKs and standard enthalpies of reaction Δ(r)H° for the H(+) binding reactions of the reactants and products, was then used to calculate the values of Δ(r)H° for chemical reference reactions that correspond to the overall biochemical reactions that were studied experimentally. The values of Benson estimates of Δ(r)H° for the chemical reference reactions that correspond to the first of the above two reactions were, in all cases, within 16 kJ·mol(-1) of the results obtained in this study. Thermochemical network calculations led to Δ(f)H° = -286.4 kJ·mol(-1) for 1-naphthyl acetate(aq) and Δ(f)H° = -364.9 kJ·mol(-1) for 4-nitrophenyl acetate(aq).

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AP6892586	4-Nitrophenyl α-L-arabinofuranoside		6892-58-6	Price
AP830819	1-Naphthyl acetate		830-81-9	Price

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