Methanol solvation of the Ag+ ion probed with infrared photodissociation spectroscopy of Ag+(CH3OH)n (n = 1-5)

Kazuki Furukawa, Kazuhiko Ohashi, Toshitaka Imamura, Jun Sasaki, Ken Judai, Nobuyuki Nishi, Hiroshi Sekiya

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Abstract

The gas-phase Ag+(CH3OH)n ions are studied by infrared photodissociation spectroscopy in the OH-stretch region. An analysis of the spectra with the aid of density functional theory calculations suggests that a coordination number of three is favored in the cases of Ag +(CH3OH)2·N2, Ag +(CH3OH)3, Ag+(CH 3OH)5, and probably of Ag+(CH 3OH)4. For the first two complexes, two-coordinated structures are also identified as minor isomers, which are indicative of the 5s-4d hybridization in Ag+. The coordination geometries of Ag +(CH3OH)n are similar to those of Ag +(H2O)n, but different from tetrahedral coordinations of Ag(I) commonly found in neat solvents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8-13
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume495
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 29 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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