Published December 4, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Rotation and solvation of ammonium ion

  • 1. Univ. of California, San Diego (USA)

Description

From nitrogen-15 spin-lattice relaxation times and nuclear Overhauser enhancements, the rotational correlations time tau/sub c/ for 15NH4+ was determined in s series of solvents. Values of tau/sub c/ range from 0.46 to 20 picoseconds. The solvent dependent of tau/sub c/ cannot be explained in terms of solvent polarity, molecular dipole moment, solvent basicity, solvent dielectric relaxation, or solvent viscosity. The rapid rotation and the variation with solvent can be accounted for by a model that involves hydrogen bonding of an NH proton to more than one solvent molecule in a disordered solvation environment. 25 references, 1 table

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Journal Title
Science (Washington, D.C.)
Journal Volume
238
Series
Science (Washington, D.C.).
Journal Page Range
1393-1394
ISSN
0036-8075
CODEN
SCIEA