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HERO ID
7424640
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Vibrational Characterization of Radical Ion Adducts between Imidazole and CO2
Author(s)
Craig, SM; Johnson, CJ; Ranasinghe, DS; Perera, A; Bartlett, RJ; Berman, MR; Johnson, MA; ,
Year
2018
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Journal of Physical Chemistry A
ISSN:
1089-5639
EISSN:
1520-5215
Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Location
WASHINGTON
Volume
122
Issue
15
Page Numbers
3805-3810
Language
English
PMID
29608067
DOI
10.1021/acs.jpca.8b01883
Web of Science Id
WOS:000430783700011
URL
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpca.8b01883
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Abstract
We address the molecular level origins of the dramatic difference in the catalytic mechanisms of CO2 activation by the seemingly similar molecules pyridine (Py) and imidazole (Im). This is accomplished by comparing the fundamental interactions of CO2 radical anions with Py and Im in the isolated, gas phase PyCO2- and ImCO2- complexes. These species are prepared by condensation of the neutral compounds onto a (CO2) n- cluster ion beam by entrainment in a supersonic jet ion source. The structures of the anionic complexes are determined by theoretical analysis of their vibrational spectra, obtained by IR photodissociation of weakly bound CO2 molecules in a photofragmentation mass spectrometer. Although the radical PyCO2- system adopts a carbamate-like configuration corresponding to formation of an N-C covalent bond, the ImCO2- species is revealed to be best described as an ion-molecule complex in which an oxygen atom in the CO2- radical anion is H-bonded to the NH group. Species that feature a covalent N-C interaction in ImCO2- are calculated to be locally stable structures, but are much higher in energy than the largely electrostatically bound ion-molecule complex. These results support the suggestion from solution phase electrochemical studies (Bocarsly et al. ACS Catal. 2012, 2, 1684-1692) that the N atoms are not directly involved in the catalytic activation of CO2 by Im.
Keywords
Chemical activation; Condensation reactions; Fighter aircraft; Ion beams; Ion sources; Molecules; Negative ions; Supersonic aerodynamics; Catalytic activation; Catalytic mechanisms; Cluster ion beams; Electrochemical studies; Ion-molecule complexes; Neutral compounds; Photofragmentation; Stable structures; Carbon dioxide
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