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Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Theoretical Study on Monosolvated Cyanate Analogue Clusters ECX-· Sol (ECX- = NCSe-, AsCSe- and AsCS-; Sol = H2O, CH3CN)

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Six monosolvated cyanate analogue clusters ECX-?Sol (ECX– = NCSe-, AsCSe-, and AsCS-; Sol = H2O and CH3CN) were investigated using negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy (NIPES). NIPES experiments show that these clusters possess overall similar spectra compared to their respective isolated ECX- anions but shift to higher electron binding energy with solvent CH3CN stabilizing the excess electrons slightly more than H2O. For the ECX-·H2O series, vertical detachment energies and their increments relative to the bare species are measured to be 3.700 / 0.370, 3.085 / 0.425, 3.085 / 0.430 eV for NCSe-, AsCSe- and AsCS-, respectively, while the corresponding values in ECX-·CH3CN series are 3.835 / 0.505, 3.145 / 0.475, and 3.135 / 0.480 eV. Ab initio electronic structure calculations indicate the excess charges located at the terminal N and Se atoms in NCSe- and migrated to the central C atom in AsCSe- and AsCS-. For NCSe-, the solvation is driven by the interactions with the two negatively charged terminal ends, while for AsCSe- and AsCS-, the solvation revolves around the interactions with the central C atom, where all the excess negative charge is concentrated. Two nearly degenerate isomers for NCSe-·H2O are identified, one forming a single strong N…H-O hydrogen bond (HB) and the other featuring a bidentate HB with two hydroxyl H atoms pointing to N and Se ends. In contrast, the negative central C atom in AsCSe-/AsCS- allows the formation of a bifurcated HB with H2O. Similar effects are observed for the acetonitrile case, in which the three H atoms of methyl group interact with the two negatively charged terminal ends in NCSe-, while prefer binding to the central negative carbon atom in AsCSe-/AsCS-. The different binding motifs derived in this work may suggest distinctly different solvation properties in NCSe- versus AsCSe-/AsCS-, with the former anion leading to asymmetric solvation at the N end of the solute, while the latter species creating more ‘isotropic’ solvation around the central C equatorial plane. This work was supported by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences, and performed using EMSL, a national scientific user facility sponsored by DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research and located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, which is operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the DOE. The theoretical calculations were conducted on EMSL’s “Cascade” Supercomputer.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1811676
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-161416
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry A Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 125
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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