Étude statistique des effets de solvant. III. Calcul et interprétation de paramètres empiriques de polarité à partir de propriétés physicochimiques des solvants purs

Using multivariational statistical methods, the calculation and interpretation of empirical parameters of the polarity of solvents has been reexamined. The size of the sample used (57 aprotic solvents and 24 protic solvents) assures that it is representative. For each solvent, the data tabulated include some physical constants (dielectric constants, dipole moments, refractive indices, molar refractions, boiling points, Hildebrand's δ parameters) or theoretical values (energy levels of frontier orbitals). The methods used are factorial analysis and multiple regression. The results obtained show that, for the aprotic solvents, the parameter ET is a measure of the polarity, of the polarizability, and of the cohesion of the solvent to the extent of 43, 39, and 18% respectively. For the parameter π*, these proportions are respectively 53, 18, and 29%. For the protic solvents, the parameter ET is explained by the same variables except for 5 solvents more acidic than water; this anomaly is explained by the basicity of the oxygen of the betaine used to define ET.