Pascal's constants

Pascals’ constants are numbers used in the evaluation of the magnetic susceptibilities of coordination compounds. The magnetic susceptibility of a compound is the sum of the paramagnetic susceptibility associated with the unpaired electrons and the opposing diamagnetic susceptibility associated with electron pairs.[1] Typically, the paramagnetic susceptibility greatly exceeds in magnitude the diamagnetic susceptibility. Thus, the diamagnetic correction is not considered for many purposes. For more precise analyses, however, the diamagnetic corrections are calculated by summing the contributions from the components of the molecule. These group contributions are Pascal’s constants. This analysis assumes that these group contributions are identical in all molecules. In general, the magnitude of Pascal’s constants correlates with the number of electrons in the groups. Groups with extended pi-delocalization have larger diamagnetic corrections compared to related saturated ligands.

These correction factors were first described by Pascal in 1910.[2] The values and the method of analysis have been revised several times. [1]


Representative Pascal Constants[notes 1]
cationvalueanionvalue
Li+-1.0F− -9.1
Na+-6.8Cl− -23.4
K+-14.9Br−-34.6
Rb+-22.5I−-50.6
Cs+-35OH−-12.0
NH4+ -40 CN−-13.0
Mg2+-5NCS−-31.0
Fe2+ -12.8 CO32−-29.5
Co2+ -12.8 NO3−-18.9
Ni2+ -12.8 SO42− -40.1
Cu2+ -12.8 ClO3− -30.2
Zn2+ -15 ClO4− -32
Cd2+ -24 BrO3− -38.8
Hg2+ -40.0 IO3−-51.4
Pb2+ -32.0 IO4−-51.9
Representative Pascal Constants[notes 1]
ligandsvalue
H2O-13
NH3-18
pyridine-49
ethylenediamine-46.5
bipyridyl-105
phenanthroline-128
acetylacetonate-52
glycinate-37
Triphenylphosphine-167
Representative Pascal Constants[notes 1]
In covalent compoundsvalue
H -2.93
B-7.0
C -6.00
C (ring) -6.24
N (open chain) -5.57
N (ring) -4.61
O -4.6
F -6.3
Cl -20.1
Br -30.6
I -44.6

With organic molecules corrections are made for bond types other than C-C and C-H single bonds.

Correction Constants[notes 1]
Bond typevalue
C=C +5.5
C≡C+0.8
C=O +6.3
COOH-5.0
C≡N0.0

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 values in CGS units, nn×10−6/g atom

References

  1. 1 2 Bain, Gordon A.; Berry , John F. (2008). "Diamagnetic Corrections and Pascal's Constants". J. Chem. Educ. 85: 532. Bibcode:2008JChEd..85..532B. doi:10.1021/ed085p532. pdf
  2. ↑ Pascal, P. Ann. Chim. Phys. 1910, volume 19, page 5
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