Materials. Procaine, procaine hydrochloride, and 2-napthalene sulfonic acid were purchased from Spectrum Chemicals (New Brunswick, NJ, USA). Phosphoric acid, para-toluenesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, formic acid, and sulfuric acid were supplied by Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Co. (St Louis, …