Distribution Constant

Distribution constant KD is the ratio of the Table 4. Comparison of Experimental Value to

amount of iodine in the dichloromethane layer Literature Values
and aqueous layer.[5] It is constant at a given Refer K Temperatu
temperature, pressure and composition of the ence re
system. The distribution constant can also be ( )
interpreted as the equilibrium constant for the
This 533 87 30
phase equilibrium (7), as iodine partitions and
work
distributes itself between water and
[1] 768 2 25
dichloromethane, as shown previously by
Figure 1. [1] 590 2 38

[ I 2 ] ( org ) [2] 666 30

I 2 (aq) I 2 ( org) K D= (7) [3] 35
[ I 2 ] ( aq ) 541 7

The concentrations of iodine in the aqueous and

dichloromethane layers were listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Distribution Constant of I2 in H2O and

CH2Cl2
Run [I2](aq) [I2](org) KD
no. (M)
103
(M)
1 1.326 0.175 131.8
2 0.735 0.102 139.4
3 0.461 0.069 149.9 1 M. Davies, E. Gwynee. The Iodine
Iodide Interaction Journal of the
The Triiodide Equilibrium American Chemical Society, Vol. 74, No.
The formation of triiodide ion in the presence 11, p. 2748-2752, 1952.
of iodide ion is represented by the reaction 2 R. W. Ramette, R. W. Sandford Jr.
"Thermodynamics of Iodine Solubility
and Triiodide Ion Formation in Water and
in Deuterium Oxide." Journal of the
(aq)
American Chemical Society, Vol. 87, No.
(aq) I 3 (8) 11, p. 5001-5005, 1965.
I 2 ( aq )+ I 3 D. A. Palmer, R. W. Ramette, R. E.
Mesmer. Triiodide Ion Formation
and the equilibrium constant expression Equilibrium and Activity Coefficients in
Aqueous Solution." Journal of Solution

Chemistry, Vol. 13, No. 9, p. 673-683,
I 3
1984.


I (9)
[ I 2]

K=

Table 3. Determination of Equilibrium Constant of Triiodide Formation: Concentration of Species in

the Two Layers
Run Aqueous Layer Organic
no. Layer
[I-] [I 2 ]104 + I 2 [I 2 ]102 K
I 102

(M) 3 I 3 102
(M) (M)

(M) (M)
1 0.1302 1.980 2.679 2.007 3.531 567.7
2 0.1406 0.938 1.335 0.952 1.861 499.8
Avera 533.7
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The Triiodide Equilibrium
The formation of triiodide ion in the presence I 3
of iodide ion is represented by the reaction

(aq) I (9)
(aq) I 3 [ I 2]
(8)
I 2 ( aq )+ I K=

and the equilibrium constant expression