ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The lifetimes of the hydrogen bonds formed between resorufin and the solvents ethanol, ethylene glycol, and 1,3-butanediol are measured as a function of temperature. The results show that the hydrogen-bond breaking reaction is strongly influenced by the dynamics of the solvent, in violation of traditional transition-state theory. The relevant solvent dynamics are not well described by the viscosity of the solvent, but do correlate with the dielectric relaxation time. We propose a model in which the hydrogen bond initially breaks to form a poorly solvated, "dangling'' hydrogen bond, which has a high probability of geminate recombination. The product is not stabilized until the solvent hydrogen-bond structure can reorganize to incorporate the "dangling'' bond. The same reorganization determines the dielectric relaxation time. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.471454
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