ISSN:
1573-904X
Keywords:
kinetics of lidocaine degradation
;
aqueous stability
;
pK a
;
amide hydroylsis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The degradation of lidocaine in aqueous solution obeys the expression k obs = (k H+[H +] + k o ) [H+]/([H + ] + K a + k′o K a([H + ] + K a) where k H+ is the rate constant for hydronium ion catalysis, and k o and k′o are the rate constants for the spontaneous (or water-catalyzed) reactions of protonated and free-base lidocaine. At 80°C, the rate constants for these processes are 1.31 × 10−7 M −l sec−1, 1.37 × 10−9 sec−1, and 7.02 × 10−9sec−1; the corresponding activation energies are 30.5, 33.8, and 26.3 kcal mol−1, respectively. It was found that the room temperature pH of maximum stability is ∼3–6 and that lidocaine is more reactive in the presence of metal ions such as Fe2+ and Cu2+. The dissociation constant, K a, for lidocaine at 25–80°C was also measured at 0.1 M ionic strength and a plot of pK a versus 1/T gave a slope of (1.88 ± 0.05) × 103 K−1 and intercept 1.56 ± 0.16.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016477810629
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