On the preferential solvation of drugs and PAHs in binary solvent mixtures

Yizhak Marcus*

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Abstract

The preferential solvation parameters, i.e., the differences between the local and bulk mole fractions of the solvents in solutions of certain drugs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are derived from their solubilities in binary solvent mixtures by means of the inverse Kirkwood-Buff integral (IKBI) and the quasi-lattice quasi-chemical (QLQC) methods. The solutes include caffeine, niflumic acid, diazepam, benzocaine, phenacetin, paracetamol, nalidixic acid, anthracene, and tr-stilbene and both aqueous and non-aqueous mixtures are considered. The findings are rationalized in terms of the interactions between the solute and solvents and the solvent components among themselves.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)61-67
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Molecular Liquids
Volume140
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2008

Keywords

  • Drugs
  • IKBI method
  • PAHs
  • Preferential solvation
  • QLQC method
  • Solubility

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