Abstract
(Figure Presented) Bigger is better: Proton transfer in the electronic ground state for (C6H5NH-)·(H 2O)n has been investigated by photoelectron spectroscopy. At a critical size of n = 3, one proton of a water molecule is captured by the deprotonated aniline to form solvated OH- (see picture). These experimental observations are supported by ab initio calculations that establish the greater stability of the solvated OH- anion for n ≥ 3.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6272-6274 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 33 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 4 Aug 2008 |
Keywords
- Ab initio calculations
- Clusters
- Photoelectron spectroscopy
- Proton transfer
- Water chemistry
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