Non-covalent interactions between metal cations and molecular hydrogen: Spectroscopic studies of M -H2 complexes

V Dryza; EJ Bieske

Journal article

Non-covalent interactions between metal cations and molecular hydrogen: Spectroscopic studies of M -H2 complexes

V Dryza, EJ Bieske

International Reviews in Physical Chemistry | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1080/0144235X.2013.810489

Abstract

We describe recent infrared spectroscopic investigations of charged complexes consisting of a hydrogen or deuterium molecule attached to an atomic metal cation, including complexes containing alkali metals (Li+-H2, Li+-D2, Na+-H2, Na+-D2), alkaline earth metals (Mg+-H2, Mg+-D2), main group metals and metalloids (B+-H2, B+-D2, Al+-H2) and transition metals (Cr+-D2, Mn+-H2, Zn+-D2 and Ag+-H2). These species have been probed spectroscopically through their infrared absorptions in the H-H or D-D stretch regions (3700-4160 cm-1 and 2700-3000 cm-1 ranges, respectively) by monitoring metal cation photofragments as the infrared wavelength is scanned. The spectra, which typically display resolved rot..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors have enjoyed collaborations with theoretician colleagues Prof. A. Buchachenko, Prof. J. Klos, and former students and postdoctoral fellows, Dr B. Poad, Dr C. Emmeluth, and Dr C. Thompson who contributed to the M<SUP>+</SUP>-H<INF>2</INF> spectroscopic investigations. Work described in this review was supported under the Australian Research Council's Discovery Project funding scheme (Project Numbers DP0986980, DP110100312 and DP120100100).