The nature of the superoxide radical anion in water

J Chem Phys. 2013 Jul 7;139(1):014302. doi: 10.1063/1.4811697.

Abstract

Vibrational properties of the superoxide radical anion (O2(-●) in liquid water have been experimentally investigated for the first time. The stretching frequency, its shift from the gas-phase to aqueous solution, anharmonicity constant, and the Raman bandwidths provide an insight into the radical-water interactions and the hydration cage. In view of the spectroscopic information obtained in this work, the structural models based on molecular dynamics simulation in solution and gas-phase infrared studies of the water molecules bound to O2(-●) are critically examined.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anions / chemistry*
  • Gases / chemistry
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation*
  • Solutions / chemistry
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman
  • Superoxides / chemistry*
  • Vibration
  • Water / chemistry*

Substances

  • Anions
  • Gases
  • Solutions
  • Water
  • Superoxides