16.12: Formation Constants
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The following table provides \(K_i\) and \(\beta_i\) values for selected metal–ligand complexes, arranged by the ligand. All values are from Martell, A. E.; Smith, R. M. Critical Stability Constants, Vols. 1–4. Plenum Press: New York, 1976. Unless otherwise stated, values are for 25 oC and zero ionic strength. Those values in brackets are considered less reliable.
Acetate \(\ce{CH3COO-}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mg2+ | 1.27 | |||||
Ca2+ | 1.18 | |||||
Ba2+ | 1.07 | |||||
Mn2+ | 1.40 | |||||
Fe2+ | 1.40 | |||||
Co2+ | 1.46 | |||||
Ni2+ | 1.43 | |||||
Cu2+ | 2.22 | 1.41 | ||||
Ag+ | 0.73 | –0.09 | ||||
Zn2+ | 1.57 | |||||
Cd2+ | 1.93 | 1.22 | –0.89 | |||
Pb2+ | 2.68 | 1.40 |
Ammonia \(\ce{NH3}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ag+ | 3.31 | 3.91 | ||||
Co2+ (T = 20 °C) | 1.99 | 1.51 | 0.93 | 0.64 | 0.06 | –0.73 |
Ni2+ | 2.72 | 2.17 | 1.66 | 1.12 | 0.67 | –0.03 |
Cu2+ | 4.04 | 3.43 | 2.80 | 1.48 | ||
Zn2+ | 2.21 | 2.29 | 2.36 | 2.03 | ||
Cd2+ | 2.55 | 2.01 | 1.34 | 0.84 |
Chloride \(\ce{Cl-}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu2+ | 0.40 | |||||
Fe3+ | 1.48 | 0.65 | ||||
Ag+ (\(\mu = 5.0 \text{ M}\)) |
3.70 | 1.92 | 0.78 | –0.3 | ||
Zn2+ | 0.43 | 0.18 | –0.11 | –0.3 | ||
Cd2+ | 1.98 | 1.62 | –0.2 | –0.7 | ||
Pb2+ | 1.59 | 0.21 | –0.1 | –0.3 |
Cyanide \(\ce{CN-}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe2+ | 35.4 (\(\beta_6\)) | |||||
Fe3+ | 43.6 (\(\beta_6\)) | |||||
Ag+ | 20.48 (\(\beta_2\)) | 0.92 | ||||
Zn2+ | 11.07 (\(\beta_2\)) | 4.98 | 3.57 | |||
Cd2+ | 6.01 | 5.11 | 4.53 | 2.27 | ||
Hg2+ | 17.00 | 15.75 | 3.56 | 2.66 | ||
Ni2+ | 30.22 (\(\beta_4\)) |
Ethylenediamine \(\ce{H2NCH2CH2NH2}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ni2+ | 7.38 | 6.18 | 4.11 | |||
Cu2+ | 10.48 | 9.07 | ||||
Ag+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 4.700 | 3.00 | ||||
Zn2+ | 5.66 | 4.98 | 3.25 | |||
Cd2+ | 5.41 | 4.50 | 2.78 |
EDTA |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mg2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 8.79 | |||||
Ca2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 10.69 | |||||
Ba2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 7.86 | |||||
Bi3+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 27.8 | |||||
Co2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 16.31 | |||||
Ni2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 18.62 | |||||
Cu2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 18.80 | |||||
Cr3+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | [23.4] | |||||
Fe3+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 25.1 | |||||
Ag+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 7.32 | |||||
Zn2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 16.50 | |||||
Cd2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 16.46 | |||||
Hg2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 21.7 | |||||
Pb2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 18.04 | |||||
Al3+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 16.3 |
Fluoride \(\ce{F-}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al3+ | 6.11 | 5.01 | 3.88 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
Hydroxide \(\ce{OH-}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al3+ | 9.01 | [9.69] | [8.3] | 6.0 | ||
Co2+ | 4.3 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ||
Fe2+ | 4.5 | ]2.9] | 2,6 | –0.4 | ||
Fe3+ | 11.81 | 10.5 | 12.1 | |||
Ni2+ | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3. | |||
Pb2+ | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.0 | |||
Zn2+ | 5.0 | [6.1] | 2.5 | [1.2] |
Iodide \(\ce{I-}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ag+ | 6.58 | [5.12] | [1.4] | |||
Cd2+ (T = 18 °C) | 2.28 | 1.64 | 1.08 | 1.0 | ||
Pb2+ | 1.92 | 1.28 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Nitriloacetate |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mg2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 5.41 | |||||
Ca2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 6.41 | |||||
Ba2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 4.82 | |||||
Mn2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 7.44 | |||||
Fe2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 8.33 | |||||
Co2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 10.38 | |||||
Ni2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 11.53 | |||||
Cu2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 12.96 | |||||
Fe3+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 15.9 | |||||
Zn2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 10.67 | |||||
Cd2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 9.83 | |||||
Pb2+ (T = 20 °C, \(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 11.39 |
Oxalate \(\ce{C2O4^{2-}}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ca2+ (\(\mu = 1 \text{ M}\)) | 1.66 | 1.03 | ||||
Fe2+ (\(\mu = 1 \text{ M}\)) | 3.05 | 2.10 | ||||
Co2+ | 4.72 | 2.28 | ||||
Ni2+ | 5.16 | |||||
Cu2+ | 6.23 | 4.04 | ||||
Fe3+ (\(\mu = 0.5 \text{ M}\)) | 7.53 | 6.11 | 4.83 | |||
Zn2+ | 4.87 | 2.78 |
1,10-phenanthroline |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe2+ | 20.7 (\(\beta_3\)) | |||||
Mn2+ (\(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | |||
Cu2+ (\(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 7.08 | 6.64 | 6.08 | |||
Ni2+ | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | |||
Fe3+ | 13.8 (\(\beta_3\)) | |||||
Ag+ (\(\mu = 0.1 \text{ M}\)) | 5.02 | 7.04 | ||||
Zn2+ | 6.2 | [5.9] | [5.2] |
Thiosulfate \(\ce{S2O3^{2-}}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ag+ (T = 20 °C) | 8.82 | 4.85 | 0.53 |
Thiocyanate \(\ce{SCN-}\) |
log \(K_1\) | log \(K_2\) | log \(K_3\) | log \(K_4\) | log \(K_5\) | log \(K_6\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mn2+ | 1.23 | |||||
Fe2+ | 1.31 | |||||
Co2+ | 1.71 | |||||
Ni2+ | 1.76 | |||||
Cu2+ | 2.33 | |||||
Fe3+ | 3.02 | |||||
Ag+ | 4.8 | 3.43 | 1.27 | 0.2 | ||
Zn2+ | 1.33 | 0.58 | 0.09 | –0.4 | ||
Cd2+ | 1.89 | 0.89 | 0.02 | –0.5 | ||
Hg2+ | 17.26 (\(\beta_2\)) | 2.71 | 1.83 |