Ultrafast aqueous bimolecular acid-base proton transfer: From direct exchange to sequential hopping

Omar F. Mohammed, Dina Pines, Jens Dreyer, Ehud Pines, Erik T.J. Nibbering

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Abstract

We explore the aqueous bimolecular neutralization reaction between a photoacid ROH and carboxylate bases -OOCR' and show that proton transfer in loose complexes (ROH••H2O ••-OOCR') occurs through intermediate water molecules in a sequential von Grotthuss type fashion, with the second step having similar reaction rates as those of the encounter complexes formed after mutual diffusion.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationUltrafast Phenomena XV
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 15th International Conference
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages412-414
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9783540687795
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameSpringer Series in Chemical Physics
Volume88
ISSN (Print)0172-6218

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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