Solvation of Cl and O2 with H2O, CH3OH, and CH3CN in the gas phase

Abstract
Determination of the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constants Kn,n−1 for the reactions A Bn = A Bn−1 + B where A equals Cl and O2 and B is HOH, CH3OH, or CH3CN leads to the corresponding ΔH0n−1, ΔG0n−1,n, and ΔS0n−1,n values. The experimental technique is based on mass spectrometric detection of ions escaping from a high pressure ion source. At n = 1, Cl is solvated most strongly by methanol, then CH3CN and HOH. At higher n a cross over is observed with water becoming the best solvent. These results are in agreement with the positive transfer enthalpies and free energies for Cl from the liquid solvents HOH → CH3OH and HOH → CH3CN reported in the literature.O2 is solvated more strongly than Cl appearing thus as an ion of "size" intermediate between Cl and F Again CH3OH gives the highest interaction for n = 1, however for n > 1 water gives stronger interactions.

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