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Hydrogen bonding in cubic (H{sub 2}O){sub 8} and OH{center_dot}(H{sub 2}O){sub 7} clusters

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Department of Chemistry and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906-1393 (United States)
A systematic study is presented for OH{center_dot}(H{sub 2}O){sub 7} clusters derived from the cubic (H{sub 2}O){sub 8} octamer by replacing one water with a hydroxyl radical. The system is a prototype for atmospheric water clusters containing the environmentally important OH species, and for OH adsorbed at the surface of ice. The full set of 39 symmetry-distinct cubic OH{center_dot}(H{sub 2}O){sub 7} clusters is enumerated, and the structures are determined using ab initio quantum chemical methods. Graph invariants are employed to obtain a unified analysis of the stability and structure of cubic (H{sub 2}O){sub 8} and OH{center_dot}(H{sub 2}O){sub 7}, relating these physical properties to the various hydrogen-bond topologies present in these clusters. To accomplish this the graph invariant formalism is extended to treat a hydrogen bonding impurity within a pure water network.
OSTI ID:
20650253
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 71; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English