Noncovalent interactions: a challenge for experiment and theory

K Müller-Dethlefs, P Hobza - Chemical Reviews, 2000 - ACS Publications
A common phenomenon resulting from the interaction of atoms is the formation of
molecules, under certain conditions. This well-known type of interaction is termed covalent …

Molecular aspects of halide ion hydration: The cluster approach

WH Robertson, MA Johnson - Annual review of physical …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review provides a historical context for our understanding of the hydration
shell surrounding halide ions and illustrates how the cluster systems can be used, in …

High-resolution spectroscopy of cluster ions

EJ Bieske, O Dopfer - Chemical Reviews, 2000 - ACS Publications
Over the past 15 years the high-resolution spectroscopic study of ionic complexes has
grown into an active field with relevance to significant physical, chemical, and biological …

Infrared spectroscopy to probe structure and dynamics in metal ion-molecule complexes

MA Duncan - International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Vibrational spectroscopy measurements are described for mass-selected metal cation-
molecular complexes using the technique of infrared resonance-enhanced …

Comparative ab initio study of the structures, energetics and spectra of clusters

J Kim, HM Lee, SB Suh, D Majumdar… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
X−⋅(H 2 O) n= 1–4 [X= F, Cl, Br, I] have been studied using high level ab initio calculations.
This extensive work compares the structures of the different halide water clusters and has …

Vibrational Spectroscopy of the Cl-(H2O)n Anionic Clusters, n = 1−5

JH Choi, KT Kuwata, YB Cao… - The Journal of Physical …, 1998 - ACS Publications
The hydrogen-bonded and free OH stretch modes of Cl-(H2O) n (n= 1− 5) have been
observed by vibrational predissociation spectroscopy in the 2.6− 3.2 μm region. Besides …

Structure characterization of metal oxide clusters by vibrational spectroscopy: possibilities and prospects

KR Asmis - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This article summarizes the methodological progress that has been made in the vibrational
spectroscopy of isolated polynuclear metal oxide clusters, with particular emphasis on free …

Frequency shifts in the hydrogen-bonded OH stretch in halide− water clusters. The importance of charge transfer

WH Thompson, JT Hynes - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2000 - ACS Publications
We investigate the nature of the hydrogen bonding in the gas-phase halide− water clusters
(X-⊙⊙⊙ H2O), with special emphasis on how the hydrogen bonding affects the frequency …

Vibrational Spectroscopy of Small Br-·(H2O)n and I-·(H2O)n Clusters:  Infrared Characterization of the Ionic Hydrogen Bond

P Ayotte, CG Bailey, GH Weddle… - The Journal of Physical …, 1998 - ACS Publications
We report the mid-infrared (3200-3800 cm-1) vibrational predissociation spectra of the Br-⊙
W n and I-⊙ W n (W= H2O; 1≤ n≤ 6) clusters, as well as several mixed solvent cases, I-⊙ …

Chemical applications of zero kinetic energy (ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy

K Müller‐Dethlefs, EW Schlag - … Chemie International Edition, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The extremely improved resolution of ZEKE spectroscopy is one of its main advantages over
conventional photoelectron (PE) spectroscopy. A good illustration of this is provided by the …