Water: A responsive small molecule

MJ Shultz, TH Vu, B Meyer… - Accounts of chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Unique among small molecules, water forms a nearly tetrahedral yet flexible hydrogen-bond
network. In addition to its flexibility, this network is dynamic: bonds are formed or broken on a …

Tuning the Microenvironment of Water Confined in Ti3C2Tx MXene by Cation Intercalation

M Lounasvuori, T Zhang, Y Gogotsi… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The local microenvironment has recently been found to play a major role in the
electrocatalytic activity of nanomaterials. Modulating the microenvironment by adding alkali …

Infrared spectroscopy of trapped molecular dications below 4 K

J Jašík, J Žabka, J Roithová, D Gerlich - International Journal of Mass …, 2013 - Elsevier
First results from a new ion trap instrument are presented. With this instrument, ions can be
cooled to temperatures below 4 K using helium buffer gas. Low temperatures and high …

Hydrated Alkali-Metal Cations: Infrared Spectroscopy and ab Initio Calculations of M+(H2O)x=2−5Ar cluster ions for M = Li, Na, K, and Cs

DJ Miller, JM Lisy - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008 - ACS Publications
A delicate balance between competing and cooperating noncovalent interactions
determines the three-dimensional structure of hydrated alkali-metal ion clusters. With a …

Vibrational manifestations of strong non-Condon effects in the H 3 O+· X 3 (X= Ar, N 2, CH 4, H2O) complexes: A possible explanation for the intensity in the “ …

AB McCoy, TL Guasco, CM Leavitt… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The harmonic approximation provides a powerful approach for interpreting vibrational
spectra. In this treatment, the energy and intensity of the 3N− 6 normal modes are calculated …

Entropic Effects on Hydrated Alkali-Metal Cations: Infrared Spectroscopy and ab Initio Calculations of M+(H2O)x=2−5 Cluster Ions for M = Li, Na, K, and Cs

DJ Miller, JM Lisy - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008 - ACS Publications
A delicate balance between competing and cooperating noncovalent interactions
determines the three-dimensional structure of hydrated alkali-metal ion clusters. A critical …

Hydrated Sodium Ion Clusters [Na+(H2O)n (n = 1–6)]: An ab initio Study on Structures and Non-covalent Interaction

P Wang, R Shi, Y Su, L Tang, X Huang… - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Structural, thermodynamic, and vibrational characteristics of water clusters up to six water
molecules incorporating a single sodium ion [Na+ (H2O) n (n= 1–6)] are calculated using a …

Hydration of the calcium dication: Direct evidence for second shell formation from infrared spectroscopy

MF Bush, RJ Saykally, ER Williams - ChemPhysChem, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Infrared laser action spectroscopy in a Fourier‐transform ion cyclotron resonance mass
spectrometer is used in conjunction with ab initio calculations to investigate doubly charged …

Isomeric Equilibria, Nuclear Quantum Effects, and Vibrational Spectra of M+(H2O)n=1–3 Clusters, with M = Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs, through Many-Body …

M Riera, SE Brown, F Paesani - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A quantitative characterization of the molecular mechanisms that regulate ion solvation is
key to the microscopic understanding of fundamental processes taking place in aqueous …

Hydration of alkaline earth metal dications: Effects of metal ion size determined using infrared action spectroscopy

MF Bush, JT O'Brien, JS Prell, CC Wu… - Journal of the …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Infrared laser action spectroscopy is used to characterize divalent Mg, Ca, and Ba ions
solvated by discrete numbers of water molecules in the gas phase. The spectra of the …