“…For all derivatives except tetracycline, the forward rate constants, k f , for transfer from aqueous to 1-octanol phases were decreased in the presence of the divalent metals. The interphase transfer rates are influenced by the thickness of the aqueous diffusion layer, which, in turn, depends on the agitation rate (12). The backward rate constants, kh, for transfer from 1-octanol to aqueous phases were also, again with the exception of tetracycline, subject to small but statistically significant decreases in the presence of the metals.…”