ISOMERS AND MICROSOLVATION IN $SiOH^{+}$-$Ar_{n}$ COMPLEXES ($n=1-10$)

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1999

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Ohio State University

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Infrared photodissociation spectra of mass selection $SiSO^{-}$-$Ar_{n}$ ionic complexes have been recorded in the vicinity of the OH stretch vibration in a tandem mass spectrometer. Two isomers are identified in the spectrum of the dimer (n=1) via rotational and vibrational analysis and comparison with ab initio calculations: a linear proton bound dimer and a T-shaped complex. Though the spectra of larger clusters (n=2-10) display only vibrational resolution, the analysis of the systematic complexation induced frequency shifts provides a detailed picture of the cluster growth, including the information of solvation rings and the existence of various $isomers^{a}$.

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$^{a}$ R. V. Olkhov, S. a. Nizkorodov and O. Dopfer, Chem. Phys. 239, 393, 1998.
Author Institution: Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Basle

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