title: Experimental and theoretical study of the atmospherically important O2-H2O complex.
abstract: The theoretically predicted water-oxygen van der Waals adduct has been experimentally confirmed by vibrational characterization using matrix isolation spectroscopic studies at 10 K. Vibrational bands for asymmetric and symmetric OH-stretching for this adduct have been found at 3728 cm(-1) and 3639 cm(-1), respectively. Theoretical calculations performed with Gaussian 98 software at the MP2/6-311++G(2d,2p) level of theory support the alternative structure of the hydrated complex proposed by this study.
authors.affiliation: Gill Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10022, Beaumont TX 77710, USA. gomesja@hal.lamar.edu
authors.forename: Jewel A G
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gossage
authors.forename: Harimadhav
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Balu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kesmez
authors.forename: Ferrel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lumpkin
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cocke
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D010100:Oxygen