Isomer-Specific, Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Spectroscopy Investigation of D2- and N2-Tagged, Protonated Formic Acid Complexes Using Two-Color, IR-IR Photobleaching
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Here we analyze cryogenic ion vibrational spectra of tagged protonated formic acid (PFA) with electronic structure and anharmonic vibrational calculations to establish the isomers generated by electrospray ionization (ESI) followed by buffer gas cooling to ∼25 K. Two isomers are identified (the trans form (E,Z) and the cis form (E,E)) and generated in comparable abundance despite the fact that the calculated E,E structure lies 6.40 kJ mol –1 above the E,Z form. A large (∼60 kJ mol –1 ) barrier separates them such that the E,E form can be kinetically trapped upon cooling in the ion trap. The anticooperativity between the H-bonds of the OH groups is explored by measuring the shift in the D 2 -bound OH fundamental when a second D 2 is attached. Both isomers are observed in the N 2 -tagged counterparts, displaying the expected red-shifted OH bands. These results indicate that ESI generates both isomers and both must be considered when analyzing cluster spectra based on the PFA core ion.
Authors: Erica L. Bocanegra, Abhijit Rana, Anne B. McCoy, Mark A. Johnson
Institutions: Yale University, University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1523888516, G2175990503, TRACKING THE TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT LOCAL INTERACTIONS UNDERLYING THE MACROSCOPIC BEHAVIORS OF HYDRATED PROTONS AND FUNCTIONALIZED IONIC LIQUIDS IN THE CLUSTER REGIME, G4221604110, G4257421454, G5197037344, TRACKING THE TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT LOCAL INTERACTIONS UNDERLYING THE MACROSCOPIC BEHAVIORS OF HYDRATED PROTONS AND FUNCTIONALIZED IONIC LIQUIDS IN THE CLUSTER REGIME, G8068521908
OpenAlex ID: W4403764762