Spectroscopic Observation of Gas-Phase Carbonic Acid Isolated in Matrix
Carbonic acid molecules were trapped from the gas phase in a solid noble-gas matrix at <10 K and studied by IR spectroscopy. The 2H and and 13C isotopologues were also examined. Gas-phase carbonic acid is thought to exist as a 1:10:1 mixture of two monomeric conformers and the cyclic dimer (H2CO3...
Published in: | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-VCH
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/32809 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201004729 |
Summary: | Carbonic acid molecules were trapped from the gas phase in a solid noble-gas matrix at <10 K and studied by IR spectroscopy. The 2H and and 13C isotopologues were also examined. Gas-phase carbonic acid is thought to exist as a 1:10:1 mixture of two monomeric conformers and the cyclic dimer (H2CO3)2. This data is vital in the search for gas-phase carbonic acid in astrophysical environments. Peer reviewed |
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