Approaching anion solvation from the bottom up: infrared studies of negatively charged complexes and clusters

自下而上接近阴离子溶剂化：负电荷络合物和团簇的红外研究。我们将使用新的光谱策略来探索气相中质量选择的阴离子络合物和团簇的结构，目的是探索导致阴离子溶剂化的非共价力。这项工作的动机是认识到阴离子是许多自然和工业化学过程的关键参与者，它们的物理和化学性质严重依赖于与溶剂分子的相互作用。实验结果应该作为描述阴离子-中性相互作用的计算方法的关键测试，并为电解质、酸碱化学和基本双分子反应的行为提供新的见解。

Approaching anion solvation from the bottom up: infrared studies of negatively charged complexes and clusters. We will employ novel spectroscopic strategies to probe the structures of mass-selected anion complexes and clusters in the gas-phase with the purpose of exploring non-covalent forces responsible for anion solvation. The work is motivated by a recognition that anions serve as key participants in a host of natural and industrial chemical processes, and that their physical and chemical properties depend critically upon interactions with solvent molecules. The experimental results should serve as a critical test for computational approaches to describing anion-neutral interactions, and provide new insights into the behaviour of electrolytes, acid-base chemistry, and fundamental bimolecular reactions.