Spectroscopic characterization of the complex between water and the simplest Criegee intermediate CH2OO.
The hydrogen-bonded complex between water and the simplest Criegee intermediate CH2OO was detected by Fourier-transform microwave spectroscopy under a jet-cooled condition. Both a-type and b-type rotational transitions were observed for H2O-CH2OO and D2O-CH2OO. The determined rotational constants enable us to conclude that the complex has an almost planar ring structure with the terminal oxygen atom of CH2OO being a strong proton acceptor.
Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
Masakazu
M
Nakajima
Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
Yasuki
Y
Endo