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Khramchenkova A, Pysanenko A, Ďurana J, Kocábková B, Fárník M, Lengyel J. Does HNO 3 dissociate on gas-phase ice nanoparticles? Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:21154-21161. [PMID: 37458324 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02757k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
Abstract
We investigated the dissociation of nitric acid on large water clusters (H2O)N, N̄ ≈ 30-500, i.e., ice nanoparticles with diameters of 1-3 nm, in a molecular beam. The (H2O)N clusters were doped with single HNO3 molecules in a pickup cell and probed by mass spectrometry after a low-energy (1.5-15 eV) electron attachment. The negative ion mass spectra provided direct evidence for HNO3 dissociation with the formation of NO3-⋯H3O+ ion pairs, but over half of the observed cluster ions originated from non-dissociated HNO3 molecules. This behavior is in contrast with the complete dissociation of nitric acid on amorphous ice surfaces above 100 K. Thus, the proton transfer is significantly suppressed on nanometer-sized particles compared to macroscopic ice surfaces. This can have considerable implications for heterogeneous processes on atmospheric ice particles.
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- Anastasiya Khramchenkova
- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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Excess protons play a key role in the chemical reactions of ice because of their exceptional mobility, even when the diffusion of atoms and molecules is suppressed in ice at low temperatures. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on the properties of excess protons in ice, with a focus on the involvement of protons in chemical reactions. The mechanism of efficient proton transport in ice, which involves a proton-hopping relay along the hydrogen-bond ice network and the reorientation of water, is discussed and compared with the inefficient transport of hydroxide in ice. Distinctly different properties of protons residing in the ice interior and on the ice surface are emphasized. Recent observations of the spontaneous occurrence of reactions in ice at low temperatures, which include the dissociation of protic acids and the hydrolysis of acidic oxides, are discussed with regard to the kinetic and thermodynamic effects of mobile protons on the promotion of unique chemical processes of ice.
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- Du Hyeong Lee
- Korea Polar Research Institute, 26 Songdomirae-ro, Incheon 21990, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and The Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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Mitra S, Yang N, McCaslin LM, Gerber RB, Johnson MA. Size-Dependent Onset of Nitric Acid Dissociation in Cs +·(HNO 3)(H 2O) n=0-11 Clusters at 20 K. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3335-3342. [PMID: 33779169 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report the water-mediated charge separation of nitric acid upon incorporation into size-selected Cs+·(HNO3)(H2O)n=0-11 clusters at 20 K. Dramatic spectral changes are observed in the n = 7-9 range that are traced to the formation of many isomeric structures associated with intermediate transfer of the acidic proton to the water network. This transfer is complete by n = 10, which exhibits much simpler vibrational band patterns consistent with those expected for a tricoordinated hydronium ion (the Eigen motif) along with the NO stretching bands predicted for a hydrated NO3- anion that is directly complexed to the Cs+ cation. Theoretical analysis of the n = 10 spectrum indicates that the dissociated ions adopt a solvent-separated ion-pair configuration such that the Cs+ and H3O+ cations flank the NO3- anion in a microhydrated salt bridge. This charge separation motif is evidently assisted by the electrostatic stabilization of the product NO3-/H3O+ ion pair by the proximal metal ion.
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- Sayoni Mitra
- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Fritz-Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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Kato F, Sugimoto T, Matsumoto Y. Direct Experimental Evidence for Markedly Enhanced Surface Proton Activity Inherent to Water Ice. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:2524-2529. [PMID: 32148038 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Autoionization and subsequent proton transfer processes determine the proton activity inherent to water molecular systems. In this study, we provide direct experimental evidence that the proton activity is markedly enhanced at the surface of crystalline ice, on the basis of the simultaneous observation of H/D exchange of water molecules at the surface and in the interior of well-defined double-layer ice films composed of H2O and D2O. Thermal desorption mass spectrometry showed clear signatures derived from the surface H/D exchange equilibrium, whereas infrared absorption spectroscopy indicated no appreciable H/D exchange progress in the interior. Detailed kinetic analyses revealed that the rate of H/D exchange at the surface is at least 3 orders of magnitude higher than in the interior. This drastic enhancement of the proton activity suggests an extremely high concentration of surface-hydrated protons in comparison with those in the bulk. Our results also highlight the impact of the local hydrogen-bond structure on the autoionization of water molecules.
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- Fumiaki Kato
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Department of Materials Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Materials Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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McFall AS, Edwards KC, Anastasio C. Nitrate Photochemistry at the Air-Ice Interface and in Other Ice Reservoirs. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:5710-5717. [PMID: 29667816 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The photolysis of snowpack nitrate (NO3-) is an important source of gaseous reactive nitrogen species that affect atmospheric oxidants, particularly in remote regions. However, it is unclear whether nitrate photochemistry differs between the three solute reservoirs in/on ice: in liquid-like regions (LLRs) in the ice; within the solid ice matrix; and in a quasi-liquid layer (QLL) at the air-ice interface, where past work indicates photolysis is enhanced. In this work, we explore the photoformation of nitrite in these reservoirs using laboratory ices. Nitrite quantum yields, Φ(NO2-), at 313 nm for aqueous and LLR ice samples agree with previous values, e.g., 0.65 ± 0.07% at -10 °C. For ice samples made via flash-freezing solution in liquid nitrogen, where nitrate is possibly present as a solid solution, the nitrite quantum yield is 0.57 ± 0.05% at -10 °C, similar to the LLR results. In contrast, the quantum yield at the air-ice interface is enhanced by a factor of 3.7 relative to LLRs, with a value of 2.39 ± 0.24%. These results indicate nitrate photolysis is enhanced at the air-ice interface, although the importance of this enhancement in the environment depends on the amount of nitrate present at the interface.
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- Alexander S McFall
- Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources , University of California, Davis , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources , University of California, Davis , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources , University of California, Davis , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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Hudait A, Allen MT, Molinero V. Sink or Swim: Ions and Organics at the Ice–Air Interface. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:10095-10103. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Arpa Hudait
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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George C, Ammann M, D’Anna B, Donaldson DJ, Nizkorodov S. Heterogeneous photochemistry in the atmosphere. Chem Rev 2015; 115:4218-58. [PMID: 25775235 PMCID: PMC4772778 DOI: 10.1021/cr500648z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Christian George
- Université
de Lyon 1, Lyon F-69626, France
- CNRS, UMR5256,
IRCELYON, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et
l’Environnement de Lyon, Villeurbanne F-69626, France
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- Laboratory
of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Université
de Lyon 1, Lyon F-69626, France
- CNRS, UMR5256,
IRCELYON, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et
l’Environnement de Lyon, Villeurbanne F-69626, France
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- Department
of Chemistry and Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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A. Nizkorodov
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Marcotte G, Marchand P, Pronovost S, Ayotte P, Laffon C, Parent P. Surface-Enhanced Nitrate Photolysis on Ice. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:1996-2005. [DOI: 10.1021/jp511173w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Guillaume Marcotte
- Département
de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. de l’Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. de l’Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. de l’Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. de l’Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CINaM UMR 7325, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CINaM UMR 7325, 13288 Marseille, France
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Gerber RB, Varner ME, Hammerich AD, Riikonen S, Murdachaew G, Shemesh D, Finlayson-Pitts BJ. Computational studies of atmospherically-relevant chemical reactions in water clusters and on liquid water and ice surfaces. Acc Chem Res 2015; 48:399-406. [PMID: 25647299 DOI: 10.1021/ar500431g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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CONSPECTUS: Reactions on water and ice surfaces and in other aqueous media are ubiquitous in the atmosphere, but the microscopic mechanisms of most of these processes are as yet unknown. This Account examines recent progress in atomistic simulations of such reactions and the insights provided into mechanisms and interpretation of experiments. Illustrative examples are discussed. The main computational approaches employed are classical trajectory simulations using interaction potentials derived from quantum chemical methods. This comprises both ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) and semiempirical molecular dynamics (SEMD), the latter referring to semiempirical quantum chemical methods. Presented examples are as follows: (i) Reaction of the (NO(+))(NO3(-)) ion pair with a water cluster to produce the atmospherically important HONO and HNO3. The simulations show that a cluster with four water molecules describes the reaction. This provides a hydrogen-bonding network supporting the transition state. The reaction is triggered by thermal structural fluctuations, and ultrafast changes in atomic partial charges play a key role. This is an example where a reaction in a small cluster can provide a model for a corresponding bulk process. The results support the proposed mechanism for production of HONO by hydrolysis of NO2 (N2O4). (ii) The reactions of gaseous HCl with N2O4 and N2O5 on liquid water surfaces. Ionization of HCl at the water/air interface is followed by nucleophilic attack of Cl(-) on N2O4 or N2O5. Both reactions proceed by an SN2 mechanism. The products are ClNO and ClNO2, precursors of atmospheric atomic chlorine. Because this mechanism cannot result from a cluster too small for HCl ionization, an extended water film model was simulated. The results explain ClNO formation experiments. Predicted ClNO2 formation is less efficient. (iii) Ionization of acids at ice surfaces. No ionization is found on ideal crystalline surfaces, but the process is efficient on isolated defects where it involves formation of H3O(+)-acid anion contact ion pairs. This behavior is found in simulations of a model of the ice quasi-liquid layer corresponding to large defect concentrations in crystalline ice. The results are in accord with experiments. (iv) Ionization of acids on wet quartz. A monolayer of water on hydroxylated silica is ordered even at room temperature, but the surface lattice constant differs significantly from that of crystalline ice. The ionization processes of HCl and H2SO4 are of high yield and occur in a few picoseconds. The results are in accord with experimental spectroscopy. (v) Photochemical reactions on water and ice. These simulations require excited state quantum chemical methods. The electronic absorption spectrum of methyl hydroperoxide adsorbed on a large ice cluster is strongly blue-shifted relative to the isolated molecule. The measured and calculated adsorption band low-frequency tails are in agreement. A simple model of photodynamics assumes prompt electronic relaxation of the excited peroxide due to the ice surface. SEMD simulations support this, with the important finding that the photochemistry takes place mainly on the ground state. In conclusion, dynamics simulations using quantum chemical potentials are a useful tool in atmospheric chemistry of water media, capable of comparison with experiment.
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- R. Benny Gerber
- Institute
of Chemistry and Fritz Haber Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Fritz Haber Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Heine N, Asmis KR. Cryogenic ion trap vibrational spectroscopy of hydrogen-bonded clusters relevant to atmospheric chemistry. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2014.979659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Shin S, Kang H, Kim JS, Kang H. Phase transitions of amorphous solid acetone in confined geometry investigated by reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:13349-56. [PMID: 24889676 DOI: 10.1021/jp503997t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We investigated the phase transformations of amorphous solid acetone under confined geometry by preparing acetone films trapped in amorphous solid water (ASW) or CCl4. Reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) were used to monitor the phase changes of the acetone sample with increasing temperature. An acetone film trapped in ASW shows an abrupt change in the RAIRS features of the acetone vibrational bands during heating from 80 to 100 K, which indicates the transformation of amorphous solid acetone to a molecularly aligned crystalline phase. Further heating of the sample to 140 K produces an isotropic solid phase, and eventually a fluid phase near 157 K, at which the acetone sample is probably trapped in a pressurized, superheated condition inside the ASW matrix. Inside a CCl4 matrix, amorphous solid acetone crystallizes into a different, isotropic structure at ca. 90 K. We propose that the molecularly aligned crystalline phase formed in ASW is created by heterogeneous nucleation at the acetone-water interface, with resultant crystal growth, whereas the isotropic crystalline phase in CCl4 is formed by homogeneous crystal growth starting from the bulk region of the acetone sample.
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- Sunghwan Shin
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul 151-747, South Korea
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Riikonen S, Parkkinen P, Halonen L, Gerber RB. Ionization of Acids on the Quasi-Liquid Layer of Ice. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:5029-37. [DOI: 10.1021/jp505627n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- S. Riikonen
- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
- Institute
of Chemistry and the Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904 Israel
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Verdes M, Paniagua M. Quantum chemical study of atmospheric aggregates: HCl•HNO3•H2SO4. J Mol Model 2014; 20:2232. [PMID: 24844391 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-014-2232-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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HCl, HNO3 and H2SO4 are implicated in atmospheric processes in areas such as polar stratospheric clouds in the stratosphere. Ternary complexes of HCl, HNO3 and H2SO4 were investigated by ab initio calculations at B3LYP level of theory with aug-cc-pVTZ and aug-cc-pVQZ basis sets, taking into account basis set superposition error (BSSE). The results were assessed in terms of structures (five hexagonal cyclic structures and two quasi-pentagonal cyclic structures), inter-monomeric parameters (all ternary complexes built three hydrogen bonds), energetics (seven minima obtained), infrared harmonic vibrational frequencies (red shifting of complexes from monomers), and relative stability of complexes, which were favorable when the temperature decreases under stratospheric conditions, from 298 K to 188 K, and in concrete, at 210 K, 195 K and 188 K.
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- Marian Verdes
- Departamento de Química Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, C-14, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain,
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Heine N, Yacovitch TI, Schubert F, Brieger C, Neumark DM, Asmis KR. Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy of Microhydrated Nitrate–Nitric Acid Clusters NO3–(HNO3)m(H2O)n. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:7613-22. [DOI: 10.1021/jp412222q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Nadja Heine
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
- Wilhelm-Ostwald-Institut
für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstrasse 2, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Riikonen S, Parkkinen P, Halonen L, Gerber RB. Ionization of Nitric Acid on Crystalline Ice: The Role of Defects and Collective Proton Movement. J Phys Chem Lett 2013; 4:1850-1855. [PMID: 26283120 DOI: 10.1021/jz400531q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Ionization of nitric acid (HNO3) on a model ice surface is studied using ab initio molecular dynamics at temperatures of 200 and 40 K with a surface slab model that consists of the ideal ice basal plane with locally optimized and annealed defects. Pico- and subpicosecond ionization of nitric acid can be achieved in the defect sites. Key features of the rapid ionization are (a) the efficient solvation of the polyatomic nitrate anion, by stealing hydrogen bonds from the weakened hydrogen bonds at defect sites, (b) formation of contact ion pairs to stable "presolvated" molecular species that are present at the defects,
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- S Riikonen
- †Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- †Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- †Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- †Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
- ‡Institute of Chemistry and the Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904 Israel
- §Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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