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Title: Water exchange dynamics around H₃O⁺ and OH⁻ ions

Abstract

Proton transfer in water and other solvents is a complicated process and an active research area. Conformational changes of water hydrating a proton can have a significant influence on proton dynamics. A hydrated proton leads to H₃O⁺ that forms three hydrogen bonds with neighboring water molecules. In this letter, we report the first computer simulation of the dynamics of water exchanging between the first and second solvation shells of H₃O⁺. Employing different rate theories for chemical reactions such as the transition state theory, the Grote-Hynes theory, the reactive flux method, and the Impey-Madden-McDonald method, we calculate the solvent exchange rates from molecular dynamics simulations that account for explicit polarization effects. In addition, we also study water exchanges around OH⁻ and find that the corresponding time scale (~50 picoseconds [ps]) is much smaller than that for H₃O⁺ (~100 ps). Results from all the rate theories are computed and compared. This work was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences. The calculations were carried out using computer resources provided by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1208762
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-107652
Journal ID: ISSN 0009-2614; KC0301020
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Chemical Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 628; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0009-2614
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Roy, Santanu, and Dang, Liem X. Water exchange dynamics around H₃O⁺ and OH⁻ ions. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2015.04.002.
Roy, Santanu, & Dang, Liem X. Water exchange dynamics around H₃O⁺ and OH⁻ ions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2015.04.002
Roy, Santanu, and Dang, Liem X. 2015. "Water exchange dynamics around H₃O⁺ and OH⁻ ions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2015.04.002.
@article{osti_1208762,
title = {Water exchange dynamics around H₃O⁺ and OH⁻ ions},
author = {Roy, Santanu and Dang, Liem X.},
abstractNote = {Proton transfer in water and other solvents is a complicated process and an active research area. Conformational changes of water hydrating a proton can have a significant influence on proton dynamics. A hydrated proton leads to H₃O⁺ that forms three hydrogen bonds with neighboring water molecules. In this letter, we report the first computer simulation of the dynamics of water exchanging between the first and second solvation shells of H₃O⁺. Employing different rate theories for chemical reactions such as the transition state theory, the Grote-Hynes theory, the reactive flux method, and the Impey-Madden-McDonald method, we calculate the solvent exchange rates from molecular dynamics simulations that account for explicit polarization effects. In addition, we also study water exchanges around OH⁻ and find that the corresponding time scale (~50 picoseconds [ps]) is much smaller than that for H₃O⁺ (~100 ps). Results from all the rate theories are computed and compared. This work was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences. The calculations were carried out using computer resources provided by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.},
doi = {10.1016/j.cplett.2015.04.002},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1208762}, journal = {Chemical Physics Letters},
issn = {0009-2614},
number = C,
volume = 628,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}