How to titrate compound contains butanoic and phosphoric aci

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Titrating a compound containing both butanoic and phosphoric acid requires understanding the pKa values of these functional groups to accurately predict neutralization stoichiometry. Without this information, it is challenging to determine the expected endpoints during titration with NaOH. The discussion emphasizes that all titration calculations are fundamentally based on stoichiometry, and the lack of pKa data makes it difficult to ascertain how many endpoints will be observed. For an assay of the pharmaceutical compound using 0.1 N NaOH, knowing the pKa values is crucial for accurate results.
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How to titrate compound contains both function group butanoic and phosphoric acid? How much peak we expect if we titrate it with NaOH? How to calculate assay of that compound.
 
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All titrations and all titration calculations are based on stoichiometry. Not knowing pKa of involved groups (you wrote "compound containing functional groups", so I assume it is not a mixture) it is impossible to predict neutralization stoichiometry.

No idea what peak you are talking about - no peaks in titration (unless you refer to some method of endpoint detection).
 
Thanks Borek, I want to do assay by titration of one of the pharmaceutical compound contains both these function group ( phosporic acid and butanoic acid). Can i go for titration with 0.1 N NaOH, and how many end point i should expect?
 
Rahulmkotkar said:
and how many end point i should expect?

I already told you:

Borek said:
Not knowing pKa of involved groups (...) it is impossible to predict neutralization stoichiometry.
 
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