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Building Chemical Intuition About Physicochemical Properties of C8-Per-/Poly-fluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acids Through Computational Means

04 October 2023, Version 1
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Abstract

We have predicted acid dissociation constants (pKa), octanol-water partition coefficients (KOW), and DPMC lipid membrane-water partition coefficients (Klipid-w) of 150 different 8-carbon containing poly-/per-fluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (C8-PFCAs) utilizing COMSO-RS theory. Different trends associated with functionalization, degree of fluorination, degree of saturation, degree of chlorination, and branching are discussed based upon the predicted values for the partition coefficients. In general, functionalization closest to the carboxylic head group had the greatest impact on the value of the predicted physicochemical properties.

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PFAS
Perfluoroalkyl substances
pKa
octanol-water partition coefficient

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Building Chemical Intuition about Physicochemical Properties of C8-Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acids through Computational Means [opens in a new tab]
Jonathan P. Antle, Michael A. LaRock, Zackary Falls, Carla Ng, G. Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen, Diana S. Aga, Scott M. Simpson journal article
ACS ES&T Engineering
Online publication date: Dec 04, 2023

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DOI

10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-jnpqg
D O I: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-jnpqg [opens in a new tab]

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National Science Foundation
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The author(s) have declared they have no conflict of interest with regard to this content

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The author(s) declare that they have sought and gained approval from the relevant ethics committee/IRB for this research and its publication.

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