Title: Kamlet–Taft solvent parameters
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Kamlet–Taft solvent parameters
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.K03367
Status: current

Definition
Parameters of the Kamlet–Taft solvatochromic relationship which measure separately the hydrogen bond donor ($\ce{\upalpha\!}$), hydrogen bond acceptor ($\ce{\upbeta\!}$), and dipolarity/polarizability ($\ce{\uppi\!^{\ast}}$) properties of solvents as contributing to overall solvent polarity.

Related Terms
- hydrogen bond: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/H02899
- polarity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04710
- polarizability: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04711
- solvatochromic relationship: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05748

Source
- PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1132 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

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Citation: Citation: 'Kamlet–Taft solvent parameters' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.K03367
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