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Evans
Substrate

pKa's of Inorganic and Oxo-Acids

pKa H2O (DMSO)

H 3O
H 2S
HBr
HCl

15.7

(32)

-1.7

O
X

7.00
-9.00 (0.9)
-8.0

H2O (DMSO)

(1.8)
(15)

HF

3.17

HOCl

7.5

HClO4

-10

HCN

9.4

(12.9)

HN3

4.72

(7.9)

HSCN

4.00

C6H5
o-O2NC6H4

H2SO3

1.9, 7.21

m-O2NC6H4

4.76 (12.3)
1.68
2.66
2.86
2.86
3.12
1.29
0.65
-0.25
3.77
3.6, 10.3
4.2 (11.1)

MeOH
i-PrOH

15.7 (31.2)
15.54 (27.9)
16.5 (29.3)

t-BuOH

17

c-hex3COH

24

CF3CH2OH

12.5 (23.5)

2.17
2.45

8.35

p-O2NC6H4OH

7.14 (10.8)

p-OMeC6H4OH

10.20 (19.1)

m-ClC6H4

3.83

p-ClC6H4

3.99

Ph

o-(CH3)3N C6H4 1.37

p-(CH3)3N+C6H4 3.43

N
O H

Ph

HNO3
HNO2

3.29

H2CrO4

-0.98, 6.50

CH3SO3H

-2.6

(1.6)

CF3SO3H

-14

(0.3)

NH4Cl

9.24

B(OH)3

9.23

R= H
trans-CO2H

4.25
3.02, 4.38

HOOH

11.6

cis-CO2H

1.92, 6.23

N
Ph

4.47

Ph

CH3

-6.2

H
O+

-6.5
Me

H
Me

(17.1)
Me

-3.8

O+

Me

O+ H
H

-2.05

O+

-2.2

OH

11.3 (20.1)

Me

Ph

-1.8
Me

p-OMeC6H4

-7.8
OH

Ph

OH

2.94

2.12, 7.21,
12.32
-1.3

OH

OXIMES & HYDROXAMIC ACIDS

o-ClC6H4

H3PO4

OH

m-O2NC6H4OH

3.44

-3.0, 1.99

-12.4
OH

9.95 (18.0)

p-O2NC6H4

H2SO4

N+

Ph

Ph

C6H5OH

2-napthol

pKa H2O (DMSO)

(29.4)

(17.9)

(CF3)2CHOH

Substrate

PROTONATED SPECIES

ALCOHOLS
HOH

OH

X= CH3
CH2NO2
CH2F
CH2Cl
CH2Br
CH2I
CHCl2
CCl3
CF3
H
HO

OH

8.88 (13.7)
(NH)

OH

(18.5)

N+ OH

0.79

SULFINIC & SULFONIC ACIDS

Me

O
R

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

INORGANIC ACIDS
H 2O

pKa

Substrate

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PEROXIDES
OH

Me

MeOOH

11.5

CH3CO3H

8.2

O
S

OH

-2.6

O
Ph

2.1
OH

*Values <0 for H2O and DMSO, and values >14 for water and >35 for DMSO were extrapolated using various methods.
For a comprehensive compilation of Bordwell pKa data see: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/pkatable/index.htm

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pKa H2O

Substrate

(DMSO) Substrate

PROTONATED NITROGEN
N+H4

9.2

EtN+H3

10.6

(10.5)

i-Pr2N H2

11.05

Et3N+H

10.75 (9.00)

PhN H3

4.6

(3.6)

PhN+(Me)2H

5.20

(2.50)

0.78

Ph2N H2
+

N+ H

Quinuclidine
Morpholine

11.0

7.38

NO2
+

O 2N

NH3

-9.3

NO2

DABCO

N+

N+ H

(26.5)

+NH

R= H
CH3
Ph
CF3

(23.5)
15.1 (25.5)
(23.3)
(17.2)
(26.9)
(24.8)

NH2 (urea)
OEt
Et

-9.0, 12.0
(--, 7.50)

Proton Sponge

NSO2Ph

8.30

NH

N
H

(21.6)

Ph

NH

(17.9)

PROTONATED HETEROCYCLES

(17.3)
(15.0)

SULFONAMIDE

DBU

MeSO2NH2

(17.5)

PhSO2NH2

(16.1)

CF3SO2NH2

6.3

MeSO2NHPh

(12.9)

GUANIDINIUM,
HYRDAZONES,- IDES, & -INES

Me2N

NMe2

NNH2

N
H

DMAP
+

Me2N

(21.6)

NH
HN

R= H (PPTS)
t-Bu
Me
Cl, H

5.21
4.95
6.75
0.72

H
N

NHNH2

(20.95)
(17.2)

PhNHNHPh

(26.1)
NH

HYDROXAMIC ACID

(23.0)

N
HN

(18.6)

1,2,3 triazole

8.88 (13.7)
(NH)

(17.0) N
N
O
N
-10
Bn
H
*Values <0 for H2O and DMSO, and values >14 for water and >35 for DMSO were extrapolated using various methods.
N
H

OH

NH

For a comprehensive compilation of Bordwell pKa data see: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/pkatable/index.htm

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(3.4)
(0.90)
(4.46)

HETEROCYCLES

PhSO2NHNH2

Ph

6.95

(18.9)

NH

9.2

NH

O
Ph

NH

Me

Ph

(12) (estimate)

(9.7)

12 (20.5)
O

NH2

R= Me
Ph

Ac2NH

(24.1)

(14.7)

(13.6)

NH2

6.90, 9.95

+NH

AMIDINES

N+H2

O
NH3

NH

2.97, 8.82
(2.97, 8.93)

PhCN H

Me
Me

AMIDES & CARBAMATES

H
H3N+

(37)

NH

(44)

Me
Me

H 2N

N+H2 8.36

N-Me morpholine

38
(36 THF))
26(THF) (30)
(30.6)
(25.0)
(16.9)

TMP
(9.80)

(7.9)
(41)

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

IMIDES

4.7

HN3
NH3
i-Pr2NH
TMS2NH
PhNH2
Ph2NH
NCNH2

5.96

HON H3

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

AMINES

NH

8.12

H2NN H3

H2O (DMSO)

pKa

4.16

2-napthal-N H3

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(13.9)

D.H. Ripin, D.A. Evans

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

HYDROCARBONS
O

53

(Me)2CH2

51

CH2=CH2

50

CH4

48
46

(56)

43

(44)

t-BuO

Me

EtO
O

PhH

43

PhCH3

41

(43)

33.5 (32.2)

Ph3CH

31.5 (30.6)
24
(28.8)
23

PhCCH
XC6H4CH3
X= p-CN

(20.0)

(20.4)

13

MeO

(15.7)

(20.9)

(20.1)

LiO

i-Pr

O i-Pr

t-Bu O

Me

Ph

i-Pr

(26.6)
Ph

Me2N

O
SPh
O
N+Me3

(25.9)
(24.9)

O
CN

(18.2)

(18.0)
Me2N

(17.2)

Me

~36

(25.7)
Me2N

Me

X=

19-20 (27.1)

(28.3)

n
n=

(26.3)
O
Ph

15

Et
O

[30.2 (THF)]

Ph

Et2N

20

Et

(26.5)
(19.8)
(18.7)
(13.3)
(15.1)

(27.7)

(26.1)

H2

(14.2)

OMe

Me2N

Me

X= H
Ph
SPh
COCH3
SO2Ph

(26.9)
Me

Me

11

MeO

(30.8)

p-COPh

Me

N+Me3

AMIDES

p-NO2

Me

(23.6)

Me
O

Ph2CH2
HCCH

Ph

EtO

O
Me

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

KETONES

24.5 (30.3)

t-BuO
O

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

ESTERS

(Me)3CH

CH2=CHCH3

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pKa's of CH bonds in Hydrocarbons and Carbonyl Compounds

X= H
CH3
Ph
COCH3
COPh
CO2Et
CN
F
OMe
OPh
SPh
SePh
NPh2
N+Me3
NO2
SO2Ph

(24.7)
(24.4)
(17.7)
(12.7)
(13.3)
(22.7)
(10.2)
(21.6)
(22.85)
(21.1)
(16.9)
(18.6)
(20.3)
(14.6)
(7.7)
(11.4)

H
OMe
NMe2
Br
CN

(24.7)
(25.7)
(27.5)
(23.8)
(22.0)

4
5
6
7
8

(25.1)
(25.8)
(26.4)
(27.7)
(27.4)

(28.1)

(29.0)

(25.5)

(32.4)
Me

Me

*Values <0 for H2O and DMSO, and values >14 for water and >35 for DMSO were extrapolated using various methods.
For a comprehensive compilation of Bordwell pKa data see: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/pkatable/index.htm

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D.H. Ripin, D.A. Evans

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

X=

H
CH3
Ph
COPh
CONR2
CO2Et
CN
OPh
N+Me3
SPh
SO2Ph

(31.3)
(32.5)
(21.9)
(10.2)

11

(17.1)
(13.1)
(11.1)
(28.1)
(20.6)
(20.8)
(12.0)

MeSCH2SO2Ph

(23.4)

PhSCHPh2

(26.7)

(PhS)3CH

(22.8)

(PrS)3CH

(31.3)

(28.2)

Ph

(26.7)

Ph

(23.0)

N+
O

Ph

(25.2)

(30.2)

Ph

(30.0)

Ph

(35.1)
(29.0)
(29.0)

Ph

X= H
Ph
SOPh

(33)
(27.2)
(18.2)

Ph

(24.5)

CHPh2

SULFONIUM
Me3S+=O
Ph

S+

(18.2)
(16.3)

CH2Ph

SULFIMIDES & SULFOXIMINES

Ph

Ph
CO2Me
CN
RSCH2CN
R= Me
Et
i-Pr
t-Bu

(30.7)
(20.8)
(19.1)
(24.3)
(24.0)
(23.6)
(22.9)

PhSCH=CHCH2SPh
(26.3)
BuSH
10-11 (17.0)
(10.3)
PhSH
7

Ph
O
Ph
O
Ph
O
Ph

X= H
CH3
t-Bu
Ph
CH=CH2
CH=CHPh
CCH
CCPh
COPh
COMe
OPh
N+Me3
CN
NO2
SMe
SPh
SO2Ph
PPh2
O

Ph

(27.6)
(30.7)

Me

(24.5)

CF3

Me
NMe

(33)

(22.3)
CHPh2
O

S
O

Me
N+Me2

(14.4)

CF3

Et

(31.1)
Me
O

(18.8)
Me
O

(21.8)

S
O

i-Pr
O

(26.6)

(20.7)
CH2Cl

CF3

Me
NTs

(29.0)
(31.0)
(31.2)
(23.4)
(22.5)
(20.2)
(22.1)
(17.8)
(11.4)
(12.5)
(27.9)
(19.4)
(12.0)
(7.1)
(23.5)
(20.5)
(12.2)
(20.2)

NTs

O
R

R= Me
i-Pr
O

O
S

Ph

NTs

X=

Me

S
N

X= H
Ph
SPh

(30.1)

(PhS)2CHPh

Ph

Me

Me

(30.5)
S
H

SULFONES

(30.8)
(20.8)
(18.7)
(16.9)
(11.8)
(30.8)
(20.3)
(11.0)
(24.9)

Substrate pKa H2O (DMSO)

SULFOXIDES

PhSCH2X
X= Ph
CN
COCH3
COPh
NO2
SPh
SO2Ph
SO2CF3
POPh2

HETERO-AROMATICS

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

SULFIDES

NITRILES
NC

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

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O
S

(32.8)
Et

(PhSO2)2CH2Me

(14.3)

*Values <0 for H2O and DMSO, and values >14 for water and >35 for DMSO were extrapolated using various methods.
For a comprehensive compilation of Bordwell pKa data see: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/pkatable/index.htm

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pKa's of CH bonds at Heteroatom Substituted Carbon & References

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

ETHERS

PHOSPHONIUM
+

CH3OPh

(49)

MeOCH2SO2Ph

(30.7)

PhOCH2SO2Ph

(27.9)

PhOCH2CN

(28.1)

(21.1)

MeO

Ph

NITRO

P H4
MeP+H3

-14

RNO2

2.7

Et3P+H
Ph3P+CH3
Ph3P+i-Pr
Ph3P+CH2COPh

9.1
(22.4)
(21.2)
(6.2)

R= CH3
CH2Me
CHMe2
CH2Ph
CH2Bn

Ph3P+CH2CN

(7.0)

PHOSPONATES &
PHOSPHINE OXIDES

SELENIDES
(18.6)
Ph

PhSeCHPh2

(27.5)

(PhSe)2CH2

(31.3)

PhSeCH2Ph

(31.0)

PhSeCH=CHCH2SePh

(27.2)

O
Ph2P

AMMONIUM

X=
+

Me3N CH2X

(27.6)

CN
CO2Et

(16.4)

SO2Ph

(19.4)
(14.6)

COPh
CO2Et
CONEt2

(11.8)
(7.1)
(7.7)

O 2N

Cl
SiMe3

n=

(18.6)
(26.2)
(28.8)

(26.9)

(17.8)

5
6

(16.0)
(17.9)
(15.8)

SPh
CN

(24.9)
(16.9)

N
Ph

PHOSPHINES

(20.6)

Ph2PCH2PPh2

(29.9)

(24.9)

Ph2PCH2SO2Ph

(20.3)

Ph

JACS 97, 7007 (1975)

JACS 97, 7160 (1975)
JACS 97, 442 (1975)
JACS 105, 6188 (1983)
JOC 41, 1883 (1976)
JOC 41, 1885 (1976)
JOC 41, 2786 (1976)
JOC 41, 2508 (1976)
JOC 42, 1817 (1977)
JOC 42, 321 (1977)
JOC 42, 326 (1977)
JOC 43, 3113 (1978)
JOC 43, 3095 (1978)
JOC 43, 1764 (1978)
JOC 45, 3325 (1980)
JOC 45, 3305 (1980)
JOC 45, 3884 (1980)
JOC 46, 4327 (1981)
JOC 46, 632 (1981)
JOC 47, 3224 (1982)
JOC 47, 2504 (1982)
Acc. Chem. Res. 21, 456 (1988)
Unpublished results of F. Bordwell
Water:

IMINES

(20.6)

X= CN

(17.2)
(16.7)
(16.9)
(12.2)
(16.2)

Ph

REFERENCES
DMSO:

(EtO)2P

X=

10

CH2SPh
CH2SO2Ph
CH2COPh

O
PhSe

pKa H2O (DMSO)

Substrate

(24.3)

Ph

Oxime ethers are ~ 10 pka units less

acidic than their ketone counterparts
Streitwieser, JOC 1991, 56, 1989

Advanced Org. Chem., 3rd Ed.

J. March (1985)
Unpublished results of W. P. Jencks
THF:
JACS 110, 5705 (1988)
See cited website below for additional
data

*Values <0 for H2O and DMSO, and values >14 for water and >35 for DMSO were extrapolated using various methods.
For a comprehensive compilation of Brodwell pKa data see: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/pkatable/index.htm
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Bordwell, ACR, 1988, 21, 456

N
N
N
H

N
H

23.0

19.8

18.6

16.4

26.4

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N
H

20.8

N
H

24.0

13.3

11.9

O
O

N
H

15.0

N
H

N
H

13.9

N
H

24.0

N
H

N
H

N
H

N
H

N
H

12.1

N
H

N
H

14.8

11.8

18.0