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Dissociation constant [1-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)piperazine]: Not relevant due to very rapid hydrolysis

 

Dissociation constant [piperazine]: pKa1 = 9.73 and pKa2 = 5.33

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The requirement to conduct a dissociation constant study for the submission substance is waived because in contact with water, it hydrolyses very rapidly to form tert-butyldimethylsilanol and piperazine.

The silanol hydrolysis product is not expected to dissociate within relevant pH associated with environmental assessment.

Piperazine has reported pKa1 = 9.73 and pKa2 = 5.33 (Perrin DD 1972).

Reference:

Perrin DD (1972). Dissociation Constants of Organic Bases in Aqueous Solution. IUPAC Chemical Data Series: Supplement. Buttersworth, London