| Volatilization | A pKa of 4.95(1) indicates nonanoic acid will exist almost entirely in the anion form at pH values of 5 to 9 and therefore volatilization from water surfaces and moist soil is not expected to be an important fate process(2). Nonanoic acid is not expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon a vapor pressure of 1.65X10-3 mm Hg(3).
Literature: (1) Dean JA; Handbook of Organic Chemistry, NY, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc p. 8-45 (1987) (2) Doucette WJ; pp. 141-188 in Handbook of Property Estimation Methods for Chemicals. Boethling RS, Mackay D, eds. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publ (2000) (3) Daubert TE, Danner RP; Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Chemicals: Data Compilation. Design Inst Phys Prop Data, Amer Inst Chem Eng., Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis, Vol 4 (1995) |
| Soil Adsorption | The Koc of undissociated nonanoic acid is estimated as 1,700 for the free acid(SRC), using a log Kow of 3.42(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this estimated Koc value suggests that undissociated nonanoic acid is expected to have low mobility in soil. The pKa of nonanoic acid is 4.95(4), indicating that this compound will exist almost entirely in anion form in the environment and anions generally do not adsorb more strongly to soils containing organic carbon and clay than their neutral counterparts(5).
Literature: (1) Sangster J; LOGKOW Databank, Sangster Res Lab, Montreal Quebec, Canada (1994) (2) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods. Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 4-9 (1990) (3) Swann RL et al; Res Rev 85: 17-28 (1983) (4) Dean JA; Handbook of Organic Chemistry, NY, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc p. 8-45 (1987) (5) Doucette WJ; pp. 141-188 in Handbook of Property Estimation Methods for Chemicals. Boethling RS, Mackay D, eds. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publ (2000) |
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