Table 1 Protonation Constants of Ligands and Uranyl Chelation Stability Constants

From: A 3,2-Hydroxypyridinone-based Decorporation Agent that Removes Uranium from Bones In Vivo

Protonation Constants

EDTA(LeH4)

LcH2a

LH2

 

pKa1

2.1(3)

5.91

8.3(5)

 

pKa2

2.7(1)

7.14

9.3(4)

 

pKa3

6.1(1)

   

pKa4

9.8(1)

   

Ligand

Species

m, l, h

Logβmlh

pUO2b

5LIO-1-Cm-3,2-HOPO(L)

UO2LH+

1, 1, 1

24.8(7)

16.6(5)

 

UO2L

1, 1, 0

18.6(7)

 
 

UO2L(OH)

1, 1, -1

7.5(7)

 

5LIO-(Me-3,2-HOPO)(Lc)a

UO2LcH+

1, 1, 1

18.4

15.7

 

UO2Lc

1, 1, 0

14.9

 
 

UO2Lc(OH)

1, 1, -1

6.3

 
  1. aData from ref 29
  2. bpM = -log [Mfree]; [M] = 10−4 M and [L] = 10−3 M
  3. 5LIO-(Me-3,2-HOPO) denoted Lc, EDTA denoted Le.