Publications

1998

Vibrational Spectroscopy of the Ionic Hydrogen Bond: Fermi Resonances and Ion−Molecule Stretching Frequencies in the Binary X^-·H₂O (X = Cl, Br, I) Complexes via Argon Predissociation Spectroscopy

Patrick Ayotte, Gary H. Weddle, Jun Kim, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 120, (47), pp. 12361-12362

DOI Link: 10.1021/ja981979f

Photoelectron spectroscopy of the `missing' hydrated electron clusters (H₂O)_n⁻, n=3, 5, 8 and 9: Isomers and continuity with the dominant clusters n=6, 7 and ≥11

Jun Kim, Israela Becker, Ori Cheshnovsky, and Mark A. Johnson

Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 297, (1-2), pp. 90-96

DOI Link: 10.1016/S0009-2614(98)01109-9

Photochemistry of Halide Ion−Molecule Clusters: Dipole-Bound Excited States and the Case for Asymmetric Solvation

Caroline E. H. Dessent, Jun Kim, and Mark A. Johnson

Acc. Chem. Res., Vol. 31, (9), pp. 527-534

DOI Link: 10.1021/ar950061f

Vibrational Spectroscopy of Small Br^-·(H₂O)_n and I^-·(H₂O)_n Clusters: Infrared Characterization of the Ionic Hydrogen Bond

Patrick Ayotte, Christopher G. Bailey, Gary H. Weddle, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 102, (18), pp. 3067-3071

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp9803900

Vibrational predissociation spectroscopy of the (H₂O)₆−⋅Ar_n n ≥ 6 clusters

Patrick Ayotte, Christopher G. Bailey, Jun Kim, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 108, (2), pp. 444

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.475406

1997

Photoinitiation of Gas-Phase S_N2 Reactions through the Evans−Polanyi Excited State Surface

Caroline E. H. Dessent and Mark A. Johnson

J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, (21), pp. 5067-5068

DOI Link: 10.1021/ja970583l

Vibrational predissociation spectra of I⁻·(H₂O): isotopic labels and weakly bound complexes with Ar and N₂

Christopher G. Bailey, Jun Kim, Caroline E.H. Dessent, Mark A. Johnson

Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 269, (1-2), pp. 122-127

DOI Link: 10.1016/S0009-2614(97)00254-6

Characterization of the anionic intracluster polymerization reaction product of 2-chloroacrylonitrile trimers by photoelectron spectroscopy

T. Tsukudaa, T. Kondow, C.E.H. Dessent, C.G. Bailey, M.A. Johnson, J.H. Hendricks, S.A. Lyapustina, K.H. Bowen

Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 269, (1-2), pp. 17-21

DOI Link: 10.1016/S0009-2614(97)00255-8

Photoelectron spectroscopy of (CO₂)_n⁻ revisited: core switching in the 2 ≤n≤ 16 range

Tatsuya Tsukuda, Mark A. Johnson, Takashi Nagata

Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 268, (5-6), pp. 429-433

DOI Link: 10.1016/S0009-2614(97)00223-6

Determination of the relative photodetachment cross sections of the two isomers of (H₂O)₆⁻ using saturated photodetachment

Christopher G. Bailey, Mark A. Johnson

Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 265, (1-2), pp. 185-189

DOI Link: 10.1016/S0009-2614(96)01413-3

Electronic absorption spectra of size-selected hydrated electron clusters: (H₂O)_n⁻, n=6–50

Patrick Ayotte and Mark A. Johnson

J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 106, (2), pp. 811

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.473167

1996

On the vibrational fine structure in the near‐threshold photofragmentation spectrum of the I⁻⋅CH₃I complex: Spectroscopic observation of nonadiabatic effects in electron‐molecule scattering

Caroline E. H. Dessent, Christopher G. Bailey, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 105, (23), pp. 10416

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.472969

Precursor of the I_aq⁻ charge‐transfer‐to‐solvent (CTTS) band in I⁻⋅(H₂O)_n clusters

David Serxner, Caroline E. H. Dessent, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 105, (16), pp. 7231

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.472529

Infrared Spectroscopy of the Hydrated Electron Clusters (H₂O)_n^-, n = 6, 7: Evidence for Hydrogen Bonding to the Excess Electron

Christopher G. Bailey, Jun Kim, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Phys. Chem., Vol. 100, (42), pp. 16782-16785

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp962268b

Autodetachment from vibrational levels of the O⁻₂ A²Π_u resonance across its dissociation limit by photoexcitation from O⁻₂ X²Π_g

Christopher G. Bailey, David J. Lavrich, David Serxner, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 105, (5), pp. 1807

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.472056

Vibronic effects in the photon energy‐dependent photoelectron spectra of the CH₃CN⁻ dipole‐bound anion

Christopher G. Bailey, Caroline E. H. Dessent, Mark A. Johnson, and Kit H. Bowen

J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 104, (18), pp. 6976

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.471415

Thermal Energy Reactions of Size-Selected Hydrated Electron Clusters (H₂O)_n^-

Susan T. Arnold, Robert A. Morris, A. A. Viggiano, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Phys. Chem., Vol. 100, (8), pp. 2900-2906

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp952584a

Evidence for the High-Energy (Collinear) van der Waals Isomer of the Acetonitrile Dimer

Caroline E. H. Dessent, Jun Kim, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Phys. Chem., Vol. 100, (1), pp. 12-14

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp953184q

1995

Photoinitiation of the anionic condensation reaction in 2-chloroacrylonitrile via the charge-transfer bands of the Cl⁻·(2-chloroacrylonitrile)_1,2 clusters

Caroline E.H. Dessent, Christopher G. Bailey, and Mark A. Johnson

Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 244, (1-2), pp. 127-132

DOI Link: 10.1016/0009-2614(95)00879-9

Vibronic structure of the CO₂⁺ ion: reinvestigation of the antisymmetric stretch vibration in the X̃, Ã, and B̃ states

Mark A. Johnson & Joëlle Rostas

Mol. Phys., Vol. 85, (5), pp. 839-868

DOI Link: 10.1080/00268979500101521

Cover Articles

Mechanism of a Halogen Exchange Reaction in Water: Catalysis by Aqueous Media

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.4c02228

Hydrogen Tag Shifts as Vibrational Reporters for Positional Isomers of Formylphenides: Surprising Mobility of the Carbanion Center Upon Collisional Decarboxylation of the Parent Benzoates

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03514

Effects of Microhydration on the Mechanisms of Hydrolysis and Cl^- Substitution in Reactions of N₂O₅ and Seawater

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200819

Water Network Shape-Dependence of Local Interactions with the Microhydrated –NO₂⁻ and –CO₂⁻ Anionic Head Groups by Cold Ion Vibrational Spectroscopy

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c00721

Preparation and Characterization of the Halogen Bonding Motif in the Isolated Cl⁻∙IOH Complex with Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Spectroscopy

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00218

Vibrational signatures of HNO₃ acidity when complexed with microhydrated alkali metal ions, M⁺∙(HNO₃)(H₂O)_n=5 (M=Li, K, Na, Rb, Cs), at 20 K

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c10352

Size-Dependent Onset of Nitric Acid Dissociation in Cs⁺(HNO₃)(H₂O)_n=0-11 Clusters at 20 K

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00235

Isolating the Contributions of Specific Network Sites to the Diffuse Vibrational Spectrum of Interfacial Water With Isotopomer-Selective Spectroscopy of Cold Clusters

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07795

Ionic Liquid Clusters Generated from Electrospray Thrusters: Cold Ion Spectroscopic Signatures of Size-Dependent Acid−Base Interactions

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07595

Vibrational Spectroscopy of the Cryogenically Cooled O- and N-Protomers of 4-Aminobenzoic Acid: Tag Effects, Isotopic Labels, and Identification of the E,Z Isomer of the O-Protomer

DOI Link: 10.1016/j.ijms.2020.116427

Spectroscopic Signatures of Mode-Dependent Tunnel Splitting in the Iodide-Water Binary Complex

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c00853

Integration of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry with Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Spectroscopy

DOI Link: 10.1007/s13361-019-02238-y

Tag-Free and Isotopomer-Selective Vibrational Spectroscopy of the Cryogenically Cooled H₉O₄⁺ Cation with Two-Color, IR-IR Double-Resonance: Isolating the Spectral Signature of a Single OH Group in the Hydronium Ion Core

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b08507

Isolation of the site-specific anharmonicities of individual water molecules in the Iˉ∙(H₂O)₂ complex using tag‐free, isotopomer selective IR‐IR double resonance

DOI Link: 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.09.042

Spectroscopic characterization of a strongly interacting C₍₂₎H group on the EMIM⁺ cation in the (EMIM⁺)₂Xˉ, (X = BF₄, Cl, Br, and I) ternary building blocks of ionic liquids

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.5009009

Capture of CO₂ by a Cationic Ni^I Complex in the Gas Phase and Characterization of the Bound Activated CO₂ Molecule through Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Predissociation Spectroscopy

DOI Link: 10.1002/anie.201507965

Snapshots of Proton Accommodation at a Microscopic Water Surface: Understanding the Vibrational Spectral Signatures of the Charge Defect in Cryogenically Cooled H⁺(H₂O)_n=2-28 Clusters

DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b04355

Modes of Activation of Organometallic Iridium Complexes for Catalytic Water and C-H Oxidation

DOI Link: 10.1021/ic402390t

Vibrational manifestations of strong non-Condon effects in the H₃O⁺·X₃(X = Ar, N₂, CH4, H2O) complexes: A possible explanation for the intensity in the “association band” in the vibrational spectrum of water

DOI Link: 10.1039/C2CP24110B

Publications

1998

Vibrational Spectroscopy of the Ionic Hydrogen Bond: Fermi Resonances and Ion−Molecule Stretching Frequencies in the Binary X-·H2O (X = Cl, Br, I) Complexes via Argon Predissociation Spectroscopy

Photoelectron spectroscopy of the `missing' hydrated electron clusters (H2O)n−, n=3, 5, 8 and 9: Isomers and continuity with the dominant clusters n=6, 7 and ≥11

Photochemistry of Halide Ion−Molecule Clusters: Dipole-Bound Excited States and the Case for Asymmetric Solvation

Vibrational Spectroscopy of Small Br-·(H2O)n and I-·(H2O)n Clusters: Infrared Characterization of the Ionic Hydrogen Bond

Vibrational predissociation spectroscopy of the (H2O)6−⋅Arn n ≥ 6 clusters

1997

Photoinitiation of Gas-Phase SN2 Reactions through the Evans−Polanyi Excited State Surface

Vibrational predissociation spectra of I−·(H2O): isotopic labels and weakly bound complexes with Ar and N2

Characterization of the anionic intracluster polymerization reaction product of 2-chloroacrylonitrile trimers by photoelectron spectroscopy

Photoelectron spectroscopy of (CO2)n− revisited: core switching in the 2 ≤n≤ 16 range

Determination of the relative photodetachment cross sections of the two isomers of (H2O)6− using saturated photodetachment

Electronic absorption spectra of size-selected hydrated electron clusters: (H2O)n−, n=6–50