title: The negative ion chemistry of nitric oxide in the gas phase.
abstract: Nitric oxide is not only an important biological molecule with varied indispensable physiological roles but also shows interesting chemical reactivity both in gas-phase and solution phase. Even though it is a small molecule with an extremely low electron affinity, the reactivity of NO in the gas-phase is not just limited to electron-transfer or adduct formation. NO can behave both as an electrophile with closed-shell anions or as a radical with open-shell anions. Its reactivity with open-shell anions is characteristic and varied leading to interesting rearrangements. Nitric oxide anion undergoes spin-forbidden proton transfer with strong acids. Also, the ability of NO to serve both as one-electron or three-electron donor ligand can result in adduct formation or substitution reactions with transition metal complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, USA.
authors.forename: Silvi A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Wenthold
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D005740:Gases; D009569:Nitric Oxide