This manual explains the difference between the representations of colored pKa values:
The static (default) red & blue color annotation is related to the ionization steps shown in the figure below.
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Fig. 1 Static red & blue coloring schema
The static red & blue coloring schema does not depend on the ionic form of a molecule submitted to the pKa calculation. The next three species have the same pKa values and the same color.
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Fig. 2 Calculated pKa of the deprotonated, neutral and the protonated forms of ammonia in the static red & blue coloring schema
The dynamic (non-default setting) red & blue coloring schema depends on the submitted molecule.
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Fig. 3 Dynamic red & blue coloring schema
The result of the previous ammonia example with the non-default p K a calculation:
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Fig. 4 Calculated pKa of deprotonated, neutral, and the protonated forms of ammonia according to the dynamic red & blue coloring schema
Differences between the static and the dynamic red & blue coloring schema are summarized in the following table.
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Subject of calculation | neutral state of the submitted molecule | the submitted molecule |
Blue color assigned to | the acid dissociation constant between the neutral base and its conjugated acid | the acid dissociation constant between the submitted base and its conjugated acid |
Red color assigned to | the acid dissociation constant between the neutral acid and its conjugated base | the acid dissociation constant between the submitted acid and its conjugated base |
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Tab. 1 Differences between the static and dynamic red & blue coloring schema