How does the composition of a PAH influence its microsolvation? A rotational spectroscopy study of the phenanthrene–water and phenanthridine

How does the composition of a PAH influence its microsolvation? A rotational spectroscopy study of the phenanthrene–water and phenanthridine–water clusters

Published:2021 Issue:16 Volume:23 Page:9721-9732
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Loru Donatella¹²³^ORCID,Steber Amanda L.¹²³^ORCID,Pinacho Pablo¹²³^ORCID,Gruet Sébastien¹²³,Temelso Berhane⁴⁵⁶⁷^ORCID,Rijs Anouk M.⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹¹²^ORCID,Pérez Cristóbal¹²³^ORCID,Schnell Melanie¹²³¹³¹⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

2. 22607 Hamburg

3. Germany

4. Division of Information Technology

5. College of Charleston

6. Charleston

7. USA

8. Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry

9. AIMMS Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences

10. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

11. 1081 HV Amsterdam

12. The Netherlands

13. Institute of Physical Chemistry

14. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Abstract

The influence of a nitrogen atom in the backbone of a PAH was revealed by the hydrated clusters of phenanthrene and phenanthridine in a rotational spectroscopy study. Background image credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) – ESA/Hubble Collaboration.

Funder

Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

H2020 European Research Council

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/CP/D1CP00898F

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