Abstract
This article provides a review of the authors' collaborative work on acid-base reactions under conditions allowing direct observation of mechanistic details of the proton transfer within reactive complexes of OH groups and the bases RCOO- (R=organic residues) in diffusion-assisted neutralization reactions by using time-resolved UV/Vis emission and IR absorption spectroscopy. We discuss the considerable insight gained by these experiments and outline the current status of the field.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1240-1251 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Israel Journal of Chemistry |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 11-12 |
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| State | Published - 1 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- Eigen cation
- acid-base reactions
- diffusion-assisted reactions
- photochemistry
- proton transport
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry