The heats of protonation of n-pentylamine, dipentylamine, tributylamine and heats for the first protonation step of 1, 8-diamino-3,6dioxaoctan, diazacrownether 22 and cryptand 222 in pure acetonitril and propylene carbonate and of diazacrownether 22 and dibenzosubstituted ligand 22BB in water + acetonitrile mixtures have been measured at 298.15 K using calorimetric titrations. The values of the reaction enthalpies in the solvents as well as the data in aqueous and methanol solutions reported in literature are analysed in terms of the simple electrostatic model and thermodynamic parameters of transfer (solvation) of the reactants. Estimation of the electrostatic and covalent contributions to standard enthalpy of transfer of the reactions from water to non-aqueous and mixed solvents has been made. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.