Water Cluster Formation Rates of NO+ in He, Ar, N2, and O2 at 296°K

Abstract
Reaction rates of NO+ and its hydrates, NO+· n H2O(n=1–3) , with water were measured in a flow system. The mechanism for conversion of NO+ hydrates to H3O+ hydrates was confirmed, and rate constants for the sequence of six clustering, redissociation, and rearrangement reactions were determined for each of the four carrier gases He, Ar, N2, and O2.