title: The bifunctional catalytic role of water clusters in the formation of acid rain.
abstract: State-of-the-art chemical bonding analyses show that water clusters have a bifunctional catalytic role in the formation of H2SO4in acid rain. The embedded H2O monomers mitigate the change in the chemical bonding scenario of the rate-limiting step, reducing thereby the corresponding activation energy in accordance with Hammond's postulate. We expect that the insights given herein will prove useful in the elucidation of the catalytic mechanisms of water in inorganic and organic aqueous chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. tomasrocharinza@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romero-Montalvo
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guevara-Vela
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. tomasrocharinza@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Wilmer Esteban
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Vallejo Narváez
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costales
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
authors.forename: Ángel Martín
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-4000
authors.initials: ÁM
authors.lastname: Pendás
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. tomasrocharinza@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. tomasrocharinza@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-4150
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rocha-Rinza