The ionization constants of cephradine in 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90% (v/v) 1,4-dioxane-water mixed solvents were determined using a potentiometric technique and an automatic titrator. The measurements were performed at four different temperatures and 0.1 M KCl, and thus the thermodynamic parameters of ionization and transfer were evaluated. The ionization of cephradine has been found to be endothermic and entropically unfavourable. A non-linear dependence of the ionization Gibbs energies (∆ diss G • ) on the mole fraction of 1,4-dioxane and the reciprocal of the dielectric constant of the solvent mixtures was observed. The variation of the ∆ diss G • values (and thus pK a values) obtained over the whole composition range studied can be explained in terms of preferential solvation of cephradine in 1,4dioxane-water mixtures. Both ∆ diss G • and ∆ diss S • were linearly related to ∆ diss H • , given isoequilibrium relationships. The ∆ diss H • -∆ diss S • susceptibilities are different for the first and second ionization processes as well as for water-rich and 1,4-dioxanerich zones. On the basis of the standard Gibbs energies of hydrogen ion from water to 1,4-dioxane-water mixtures, ∆ trans G • (H + ) and the relative values of ionized and unionized species of cephradine, the effect of solvent on its ionization in 1,4-dioxanewater mixtures is clarified. The ∆ diss G • values are well correlated with the solvent polarity parameter of Dimroth and Reichardt, E T (30). The linear solvation energy relationships method (LSER) was also applied to correlate the thermodynamic parameters with the Kamlet and Taft solvatochromic parameters (α, β, π * ) of 1,4-dioxane-water mixtures. Thus, calculation of the thermodynamic parameters of ionization and transfer in any 1,4-dioxane-water mixtures up to 90% (v/v) can be done using the obtained equations.β-Lactam antibiotics are common and widely used as antibacterial drugs [1,2]. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics due to their ability to inhibit the protein synthesis on the ribosomes [3]. Cephalosporin antibiotics are among the most important class of drugs against infections diseases caused by bacteria [4]. Cephradine (HCeph) is an orally active cephalosporin in clinical practice. pK a values are of vital importance in various chemical and bio-chemical areas. These are essential in understanding the distribution, transport behaviour, binding to receptors, mechanism of action of certain pharmaceutical preparations, dissolution rates, rates of gastrointestinal absorption, incompatibilities, etc. and to interpret structure-activity relationships [5].Aquo-organic mixtures offer a suitable media for biologically interactions because they simultaneously show low polarity and a partially aqueous content that is always present in biological systems. This motivated us to undertake the calculation of the thermodynamic functions of the ionization of HCeph in 1,4-dioxane-water mixtures. These mixtures have been selected in this study owing to the wide range of dielectric const...