Water catalysis and anticatalysis in photochemical reactions: observation of a delayed threshold effect in the reaction quantum yield |
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Authors: | Kramer Zeb C Takahashi Kaito Skodje Rex T |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, USA. |
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Abstract: | The possible catalysis of photochemical reactions by water molecules is considered. Using theoretical simulations, we investigate the HF-elimination reaction of fluoromethanol in small water clusters initiated by the overtone excitation of the hydroxyl group. The reaction occurs in competition with the process of water evaporation that dissipates the excitation and quenches the reaction. Although the transition state barrier is stabilized by over 20 kcal/mol through hydrogen bonding with water, the quantum yield versus energy shows a pronounced delayed threshold that effectively eliminates the catalytic effect. It is concluded that the quantum chemistry calculations of barrier lowering are not sufficient to infer water catalysis in some photochemical reactions, which instead require dynamical modeling. |
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