Development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: The effect of ion pairing

The study of the UV spectroscopic behaviour of alkali metal iodides dissolved in supercritical ammonia showed that two absorbing species contributed to the UV absorption of the solutions. The two species differed in the type of interaction of iodide with the cation, i.e. going from contact ion pairs...

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Autores principales: Sciaini, G., Marceca, E., Fernández-Prini, R.
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spelling todo:paper_14639076_v8_n42_p4839_Sciaini2023-10-03T16:17:03Z Development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: The effect of ion pairing Sciaini, G. Marceca, E. Fernández-Prini, R. ammonia ion potassium iodide solvent article chemical structure chemistry computer simulation pressure temperature volatilization Ammonia Computer Simulation Ions Models, Molecular Potassium Iodide Pressure Solvents Temperature Volatilization The study of the UV spectroscopic behaviour of alkali metal iodides dissolved in supercritical ammonia showed that two absorbing species contributed to the UV absorption of the solutions. The two species differed in the type of interaction of iodide with the cation, i.e. going from contact ion pairs to free iodide ion, the observed absorption band varied according to the species that prevailed as the solvent density (ρ1) changed. This experimental evidence was supplemented with molecular dynamics simulations and electronic structure calculations which showed that at very low ρ1 when the contact ion pair is the dominant species, a sudden change from the internal charge transfer photoexcitation route to a charge-transfer-to-solvent transition occurred. This finding emphasized the importance of solvation at very low ρ1 not only for the photoexcitation process, it also allows connecting the thermodynamic behaviour of the solutes in solution with that observed in their vapour phase. We have tried to draw a consistent picture of the available information of UV photoexcitation for iodides in vapour, in solution either forming contact ion pairs or present as free iodide ions, including their behaviour in small clusters of highly polar molecules. The importance of the cation has been clearly shown in this investigation. A relation between the photoexcited electron in contact ion pairs and the solvated electron of alkali metals in small NH3 clusters has been conjectured. © the Owner Societies 2006. Fil:Sciaini, G. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Marceca, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fernández-Prini, R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14639076_v8_n42_p4839_Sciaini
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topic ammonia
ion
potassium iodide
solvent
article
chemical structure
chemistry
computer simulation
pressure
temperature
volatilization
Ammonia
Computer Simulation
Ions
Models, Molecular
Potassium Iodide
Pressure
Solvents
Temperature
Volatilization
spellingShingle ammonia
ion
potassium iodide
solvent
article
chemical structure
chemistry
computer simulation
pressure
temperature
volatilization
Ammonia
Computer Simulation
Ions
Models, Molecular
Potassium Iodide
Pressure
Solvents
Temperature
Volatilization
Sciaini, G.
Marceca, E.
Fernández-Prini, R.
Development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: The effect of ion pairing
topic_facet ammonia
ion
potassium iodide
solvent
article
chemical structure
chemistry
computer simulation
pressure
temperature
volatilization
Ammonia
Computer Simulation
Ions
Models, Molecular
Potassium Iodide
Pressure
Solvents
Temperature
Volatilization
description The study of the UV spectroscopic behaviour of alkali metal iodides dissolved in supercritical ammonia showed that two absorbing species contributed to the UV absorption of the solutions. The two species differed in the type of interaction of iodide with the cation, i.e. going from contact ion pairs to free iodide ion, the observed absorption band varied according to the species that prevailed as the solvent density (ρ1) changed. This experimental evidence was supplemented with molecular dynamics simulations and electronic structure calculations which showed that at very low ρ1 when the contact ion pair is the dominant species, a sudden change from the internal charge transfer photoexcitation route to a charge-transfer-to-solvent transition occurred. This finding emphasized the importance of solvation at very low ρ1 not only for the photoexcitation process, it also allows connecting the thermodynamic behaviour of the solutes in solution with that observed in their vapour phase. We have tried to draw a consistent picture of the available information of UV photoexcitation for iodides in vapour, in solution either forming contact ion pairs or present as free iodide ions, including their behaviour in small clusters of highly polar molecules. The importance of the cation has been clearly shown in this investigation. A relation between the photoexcited electron in contact ion pairs and the solvated electron of alkali metals in small NH3 clusters has been conjectured. © the Owner Societies 2006.
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author Sciaini, G.
Marceca, E.
Fernández-Prini, R.
author_facet Sciaini, G.
Marceca, E.
Fernández-Prini, R.
author_sort Sciaini, G.
title Development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: The effect of ion pairing
title_short Development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: The effect of ion pairing
title_full Development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: The effect of ion pairing
title_fullStr Development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: The effect of ion pairing
title_full_unstemmed Development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: The effect of ion pairing
title_sort development of the charge-transfer-to-solvent process with increasing solvent fluid density: the effect of ion pairing
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14639076_v8_n42_p4839_Sciaini
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