title: First steps towards dissolution of NaSO4- by water.
abstract: NaSO(4)(-)(H(2)O)(n) (n = 0-4) clusters have been generated in the gas phase as model systems to simulate the first dissolution steps of sulfate salts in water; photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical calculations indicate that the first three water molecules strongly interact with both Na(+) and SO(4)(2-), forming a three-water solvation ring to start to pry apart the Na(+)SO(4)(2-) contact ion pair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Washington State University, 2710 University Drive, Richland, 99354, USA.
authors.forename: Xue-Bin
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hin-Koon
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jagoda-Cwiklik
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jungwirth
authors.forename: Lai-Sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wang