Infrared Spectroscopy of OH路路CH3OH: Hydrogen-Bonded Intermediate Along the Hydrogen Abstraction Reaction Path

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• 作者：Federico J. Hernandez ; Joseph T. Brice ; Christopher M. Leavitt ; Gustavo A. Pino ; Gary E. Douberly
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry A
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：July 23, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：119
• 期：29
• 页码：8125-8132
• 全文大小：405K
• ISSN：1520-5215

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Substantial non-Arrhenius behavior has been previously observed in the low temperature reaction between the hydroxyl radical and methanol. This behavior can be rationalized assuming the stabilization of an association adduct in the entrance channel of the reaction, from which barrier penetration via quantum mechanical tunneling produces the CH₃O radical and H₂O. Helium nanodroplet isolation and a serial pick-up technique are used to stabilize the hydrogen bonded prereactive OH路路CH₃OH complex. Mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy are used to confirm its production and probe the OH stretch vibrations. Stark spectroscopy reveals the magnitude of the permanent electric dipole moment, which is compared to ab initio calculations that account for wide-amplitude motion in the complex. The vibrationally averaged structure has C_s symmetry with the OH moiety hydrogen bonded to the hydroxyl group of methanol. Nevertheless, the zero-point level of the complex exhibits a wave function significantly delocalized over a bending coordinate leading to the transition state of the CH₃O producing reaction.