Solvation of hydrochloric acid in protonated water clusters

Thomas Schindler, Christian Berg, Gereon Niedner-Schatteburg, Vladimir E. Bondybey

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Abstract

The reactions of protonated water clusters H+ (H2O) n n ≈ 1-50, have been investigated in an FT-ICR instrument under single collision conditions. Collisions with ambient temperature argon result in fragmentation and eventually formation of the n = 4, hydrated hydroxonium cation. With hydrochloric acid the smaller clusters fragment, larger ones also exchange ligand. Clusters having n≥ 11 can exchange one, and n ≥ 17 two, water molecules for HCl. Implications for stratospheric chemistry are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57-64
Number of pages8
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume229
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Oct 1994

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