期刊
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
卷 55, 期 36, 页码 10600-+出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201602523
关键词
femtochemistry; hydrated protons; solvation dynamics; Zundel cation; Zundel continuum
资金
- DFG within the Emmy Noether Programme [FI 2034/1-1]
The nature of the excess proton in liquid water has remained elusive after decades of extensive research. In view of ultrafast structural fluctuations of bulk water scrambling the structural motifs of excess protons in water, we selectively probe prototypical protonated water solvates in acetonitrile on the femtosecond time scale. Focusing on the Zundel cation H5O2+ prepared in room-temperature acetonitrile, we unravel the distinct character of its vibrational absorption continuum and separate it from OH stretching and bending excitations in transient pump-probe spectra. The infrared absorption continuum originates from a strong ultrafast frequency modulation of the H+ transfer vibration and its combination and overtones. Vibrational lifetimes of H5O2+ are found to be in the sub-100fs range, much shorter than those of unprotonated water. Theoretical results support a picture of proton hydration where fluctuating electrical interactions with the solvent and stochastic thermal excitations of low-frequency modes continuously modify the proton binding site while affecting its motions.
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