A gas-phase study of the preferential solvation of Mn(2+) in mixed water/methanol clusters.
The kinetic shift that exists between two competing unimolecular fragmentation processes has been used to establish whether or not gas-phase Mn(2+) exhibits preferential solvation when forming mixed clusters with water and methanol. Supported by molecular orbital calculations, these first results for a metal dication demonstrate that Mn(2+) prefers to be solvated by methanol in the primary solvation shell.
Duncombe
Bridgette J
BJ
Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK.
Rydén
Jens O S
JO
Puskar
Ljilijana
L
Cox
Hazel
H
Stace
Anthony J
AJ