Neutral dipole-dipole dimers: A new field in science

Edward M. Kosower*, Galina Borz

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Abstract

Dimer formation with dipole neutralization produces species such as low polarity water (LPW) compatible with hydrophobic surfaces (Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 24895–24900) Dimerization and dipole neutralization occurs for N-methylacetamide on polyethylene, a behavior drastically different from its contortions in acetonitrile on AgBr:AgCl planar crystals (AgX) (ChemPhysChem 2014, 15, 3598–3607). The weak infrared absorption of the amide dimer on polyethylene is shown experimentally. Dimerization of palmitic acid is shown along with some of the many ramifications for intracellular systems. Polyoligomers of water are present on polyethylene surfaces. Some high resolution spectra of three of the polyoligomers of water are shown along with a mechanistic scheme for polyoligomer formation and dissolution. The structures of some of the oligomers are known from spectroscopic studies of water on AgX.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-296
Number of pages6
JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume192
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Mar 2018

Keywords

  • Low polarity water
  • N-methylacetamide dimer
  • Neutral dipole dimer
  • Palmitic acid dimer
  • Polyethylene IR substrate
  • Water polyoligomers

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