title: The nature of the hydrated proton H(aq)+ in organic solvents.
abstract: The nature of H(H2O)n(+) cations for n = 3-8 with weakly basic carborane counterions has been studied by IR spectroscopy in benzene and dichloroethane solution. Contrary to general expectation, neither Eigen-type H3O x 3 H2O(+) nor Zundel-type H5O2(+) x 4 H2O ions are present. Rather, the core species is the H7O3(+) ion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA. evgenii.stoyanov@ucr.edu
authors.forename: Evgenii S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Stoyanov
authors.forename: Irina V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Stoyanova
authors.forename: Fook S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Tham
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005025:Ethylene Dichlorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011522:Protons; D012996:Solutions; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005025:Ethylene Dichlorides; D011522:Protons; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D001554:Benzene