Do Hydroxyl Radical−Water Clusters, OH(H2O)n, n = 1−5, Exist in the Atmosphere?

Authors

George C. Shields, Bucknell UniversityFollow
Marco A. Allodi
Meghan E. Dunn
Jovan Livada
Karl N. KirschnerFollow

Publication Date

2006

Description

It has been speculated that the presence of OH(H₂O)_n clusters in the troposphere could have significant effects on the solar absorption balance and the reactivity of the hydroxyl radical. We have used the G3 and G3B3 model chemistries to model the structures and predict the frequencies of hydroxyl radical/water clusters containing one to five water molecules. The reaction between hydroxyl radical clusters and methane was examined as a function of water cluster size to gain an understanding of how cluster size affects the hydroxyl radical reactivity.

Journal

The Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volume

110

Issue

49

First Page

13283

Last Page

13289

Department

Chemistry

Link to Published Version

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp064468l

Recommended Citation

Shields, George C.; Allodi, Marco A.; Dunn, Meghan E.; Livada, Jovan; and Kirschner, Karl N.. "Do Hydroxyl Radical−Water Clusters, OH(H2O)n, n = 1−5, Exist in the Atmosphere?." The Journal of Physical Chemistry (2006) : 13283-13289.