Abstract
(Figure Presented) We show that anion photoelectron spectroscopy can be a very sensitive probe for weak intermolecular interactions between gold anion and a noble-gas atom or other nonreactive molecule. High-level ab initio calculations support the measured trend of relatively weak intermolecular interactions among various gold anion?atom complexes. The interaction between Au? and H2O is much stronger, comparable to a strong hydrogen bond. The interaction between Au? and O2 is weaker than that between Au? and a noble-gas atom (Ar, Kr, or Xe).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9484-9485 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue number | 27 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 15 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry
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Gao, Y., Huang, W., Woodford, J., Wang, L. S., & Xiao, C. Z. (2009). Detecting weak interactions between Au- and gas molecules: A photoelectron spectroscopic and Ab initio study. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(27), 9484-9485. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja903043d