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have very low solubilities in the water, i.e., they are very hydrophobic; thus, their<br />

low vapor pressure is offset by their very low water solubility, and they have relatively<br />

large Henry’s law constants. They may thus partition appreciably from water into<br />

the atmosphere through evaporation from rivers and lakes.<br />

The solubility and activity of a solute in water are affected by the presence of<br />

electrolytes and other co-solvents; thus, the Henry’s law constant is also affected.<br />

The magnitude of the effect is discussed later in Section 5.4.5.<br />

Worked Example 5.2<br />

Deduce H and K AW for benzene, DDT, and phenol given the following data at<br />

25°C:<br />

Molar Mass (g/mol) Solubility (g/m3 ) Vapor Pressure (Pa)<br />

benzene 78 1780 12700<br />

DDT 354.5 0.0055 0.00002<br />

phenol 94.1 88360 47<br />

In each case, the solubility C S in mol/m 3 is the solubility in g/m 3 divided by the<br />

molar mass, e.g., 1780/78 or 22.8 mol/m 3 for benzene. H is then P S /C S or 556 Pa<br />

m 3 /mol for benzene. K AW is H/RT or 556/(8.314 ¥ 298) or 0.22.<br />

Note that these substances have very different H and K AW values because of their<br />

solubility and vapor pressure differences. The vapor pressure of DDT is about 600<br />

million times less than that of benzene, but H is only 400 times less, because of<br />

DDT’s very low water solubility. Phenol has a much higher vapor pressure than<br />

DDT, but it has a much lower H and K AW. Benzene tends to evaporate appreciably<br />

from water into air, and DDT less so but still to a significant extent, while phenol<br />

does not evaporate significantly. Inherent in this calculation for phenol is the assumption<br />

that it does not ionize appreciably.<br />

5.4.3 Octanol-Water Partitioning<br />

The dimensionless octanol-water partition coefficient (K OW) is one of the most<br />

important and frequently used descriptors of chemical behavior in the environment.<br />

In the pharmaceutical and biological literature, K OW is given the symbol P (for<br />

partition coefficient), which we reserve for pressure. The use of 1-octanol has been<br />

popularized by Hansch and Leo, who have tested its correlations with many biochemical<br />

phenomena and have compiled extensive databases. Various methods are<br />

available for calculating K OW from molecular structure, as reviewed by Lyman et al.<br />

©2001 CRC Press LLC<br />

H K AW<br />

benzene 556 0.22<br />

DDT 1.29 5.2 ¥ 10 –4<br />

phenol 0.050 2 ¥ 10 –5

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