title: Formation and photodestruction of dual dipole-bound anion (H(2)O)(6){e(-)}CH(3)NO(2).
abstract: A new type of dipole-bound anion composed of water and nitromethane (CH(3)NO(2)) is formed via the incorporation of CH(3)NO(2) into argon-solvated water hexamer anions, (H(2)O)(6) (-)Ar(m). The reaction proceeds as an Ar-mediated process such that an effective energy dissipation through sequential Ar evaporation gives rise to the formation of [CH(3)NO(2)(H(2)O)(6)](-). Photoelectron spectroscopy is employed to probe the electronic properties of the [CH(3)NO(2)(H(2)O)(6)](-) anion, which reveals that the dipole-bound nature of (H(2)O)(6) (-) remains almost intact in the product anion; the vertical detachment energy of [CH(3)NO(2)(H(2)O)(6)](-) is determined to be 0.65+/-0.02 eV. This spectroscopic finding, together with other suggestive evidences, allows us to refer to [CH(3)NO(2)(H(2)O)(6)](-) as a dual dipole-bound anion described as (H(2)O)(6){e(-)}CH(3)NO(2), where the diffuse excess electron interacts with both the (H(2)O)(6) and CH(3)NO(2) moieties via the electron-dipole interactions. The photodestruction of (H(2)O)(6){e(-)}CH(3)NO(2) at 2134 nm (0.58 eV) occurs with a competition between electron detachment and fragmentation. The latter leads exclusively to the formation of CH(3)NO(2) (-)(H(2)O)(3), indicating that the dual dipole-bound anion serves as a precursor to the hydrated valence anion of CH(3)NO(2).
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryuzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D001128:Argon / Q000737:chemistry; D004583:Electrons; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D009595:Nitroparaffins / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D010777:Photochemistry; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D009595:Nitroparaffins; D014867:Water; D001128:Argon; D008697:Methane; C008640:nitromethane