TABLE 1

Physicochemical properties of the eight compounds

CompoundMolecular WeightClasspKaaclogD7.4a
Carbamazepine236.3Neutral2.9
Citalopram324.4Basic9.462.1
Desmethylclozapine312.8Basic8.42/4.392.9
Diphenhydramine255.4Basic8.562.3
Gabapentin171.2Zwitterionic3.99(a)/10.4(b)−1.7
Metoclopramide299.8Basic8.950.35
Naltrexone341.4Basic7.390.54
Stavudine224.2Neutral−0.72
  • a Calculated pKa using Moka software (version 2.0) (Milletti et al., 2007).