Publications

2011

Tuning the intermolecular proton bond in the H₅O₂⁺ ‘Zundel ion’ scaffold

S.G. Olesen, T.L. Guasco, J.R. Roscioli, and M.A. Johnson

Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 509, (4-6), pp. 89-95

DOI Link: 10.1016/j.cplett.2011.04.060

Vibrational Characterization of Simple Peptides Using Cryogenic Infrared Photodissociation of H₂-Tagged, Mass-Selected Ions

Michael Z. Kamrath, Etienne Garand, Peter A. Jordan, Christopher M. Leavitt, Arron B. Wolk, Michael J. Van Stipdonk, Scott J. Miller, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 133, (16), pp. 6440-6448

DOI Link: 10.1021/ja200849g

Vibrational predissociation spectroscopy of the H₂-tagged mono- and dicarboxylate anions of dodecanedioic acid

Michael Z. Kamrath, Rachael A. Relph, Timothy L. Guasco, Christopher M. Leavitt, and Mark A. Johnson

Int. J. Mass. Spectrom., Vol. 300, (2-3), pp. 91-98

DOI Link: 10.1016/j.ijms.2010.10.021

Vibrational predissociation spectroscopy and theory of Ar-tagged, protonated Imidazole (Im) Im_1–3H⁺·Ar clusters

Helen K. Gerardi, George H. Gardenier, Usha Viswanathan, Scott M. Auerbach, and Mark A. Johnson

Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 501, (4-6), pp. 172-178

DOI Link: 10.1016/j.cplett.2010.10.062

2010

Vibrational Predissociation Spectrum of the Carbamate Radical Anion, C₅H₅N-CO₂⁻, Generated by Reaction of Pyridine with (CO₂)_m⁻

Michael Z. Kamrath, Rachael A. Relph, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 2010, (44), pp. 15508-15511

DOI Link: 10.1021/ja1073036

Isolating the Spectral Signatures of Individual Sites in Water Networks Using Vibrational Double-Resonance Spectroscopy of Cluster Isotopomers

Timothy L. Guasco, Ben M. Elliott, Mark A. Johnson, Jing Ding, and Kenneth D. Jordan

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., Vol. 1, (15), pp. 2396-2401

DOI Link: 10.1021/jz100730q

Downsizing the hydrated electron's lair

Kenneth D. Jordan and Mark A. Johnson

Science, Vol. 329, (5987), pp. 42-43

DOI Link: 10.1126/science.1191707

Tribute to W. Carl Lineberger

Anne B. McCoy and Mark A. Johnson

J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 114, (3), pp. 1225-1226

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp911601g

Anharmonicities and Isotopic Effects in the Vibrational Spectra of X⁻·H₂O, ·HDO, and ·D₂O [X = Cl, Br, and I] Binary Complexes

Samantha Horvath, Anne B. McCoy, Ben M. Elliott, Gary H. Weddle, Joseph R. Roscioli, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 114, (3), pp. 1556-1558

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp9088782

Survey of Ar-Tagged Predissociation and Vibrationally Mediated Photodetachment Spectroscopies of the Vinylidene Anion, C₂H₂⁻

Helen K. Gerardi, Kristin J. Breen, Timothy L. Guasco, Gary H. Weddle, George H. Gardenier, Jennifer E. Laaser, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 114, (3), pp. 1592-1601

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp9095419

How the Shape of an H-Bonded Network Controls Proton-Coupled Water Activation in HONO Formation

Rachael A. Relph, Timothy L. Guasco, Ben M. Elliott, Michael Z. Kamrath, Anne B. McCoy, Ryan P. Steele, Daniel P. Schofield, Kenneth D. Jordan, Albert A. Viggiano, Eldon E. Ferguson, and Mark A. Johnson

Science, Vol. 327, (5963), pp. 308-312

DOI Link: 10.1126/science.1177118

Vibrational predissociation spectra of the Ar-tagged [CH₄ · H₃O⁺] binary complex: spectroscopic signature of hydrogen bonding to an alkane

Solveig Gaarn Olesen, Timothy Guasco, Gary Weddle, Steen Hammerum, and Mark A. Johnson

Mol. Phys., Vol. 108, (7-9), pp. 1191-1197

DOI Link: 10.1080/00268971003698056

2009

Structural characterization of (C₂H₂)_1–6⁺ cluster ions by vibrational predissociation spectroscopy

Rachael A. Relph, Joseph C. Bopp, Joseph R. Roscioli, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 131, (11), pp. 114305

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.3212595

Structural Evolution of the [(CO₂)_n(H₂O)]⁻ Cluster Anions: Quantifying the Effect of Hydration on the Excess Charge Accommodation Motif

Azusa Muraoka, Yoshiya Inokuchi, Nathan I. Hammer, Joong-Won Shin, Mark A. Johnson, and Takashi Nagata

J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 113, (31), pp. 8942-8948

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp903578e

Generating Spectra from Ground-State Wave Functions: Unraveling Anharmonic Effects in the OH⁻·H₂O Vibrational Predissociation Spectrum

Anne B. McCoy, Eric G. Diken, and Mark A. Johnson

J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 113, (26), pp. 7346-7352

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp811352c

Vibrational predissociation spectra of the O_n^–, n = 3–10, 12 clusters: Even–odd alternation in the core ion

Joseph C. Bopp, Anastassia N. Alexandrova, Ben M. Elliott, Tobias Herden, and Mark A. Johnson

Int. J. Mass. Spectrom., Vol. 283, (1-3), pp. 94-99

DOI Link: 10.1016/j.ijms.2009.02.003

Spectroscopic Study of the Ion−Radical H-Bond in H₄O₂⁺

George H. Gardenier, Mark. A. Johnson, and Anne. B. McCoy

J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 113, (16), pp. 4772-4779

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp811493s

Experiment and theory in harmony

Mark A. Johnson

Nature Chem, Vol. 1, (1), pp. 8-9

DOI Link: 10.1038/nchem.145

Vibrationally Induced Interconversion of H-Bonded NO₂⁻·H₂O Isomers within NO₂⁻·H₂O·Ar_m Clusters Using IR−IR Pump−Probe through the OH and NO Stretching Vibrations

Rachael A. Relph, Ben M. Elliott, Gary H. Weddle, Mark A. Johnson, Jing Ding, and Kenneth D. Jordan

J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 113, (6), pp. 975-981

DOI Link: 10.1021/jp808283r

2008

Exploring the correlation between network structure and electron binding energy in the (H₂O)7− cluster through isomer photoselected vibrational predissociation spectroscopy and ab initio calculations: Addressing complexity beyond types I-III

Joseph R. Roscioli, Nathan I. Hammer, Mark A. Johnson, Kadir Diri, and Kenneth D. Jordan

J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 128, pp. 104314

DOI Link: 10.1063/1.2827475

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

2011

Tuning the intermolecular proton bond in the H5O2+ ‘Zundel ion’ scaffold

Vibrational Characterization of Simple Peptides Using Cryogenic Infrared Photodissociation of H2-Tagged, Mass-Selected Ions

Vibrational predissociation spectroscopy of the H2-tagged mono- and dicarboxylate anions of dodecanedioic acid

Vibrational predissociation spectroscopy and theory of Ar-tagged, protonated Imidazole (Im) Im1–3H+·Ar clusters

2010

Vibrational Predissociation Spectrum of the Carbamate Radical Anion, C5H5N-CO2−, Generated by Reaction of Pyridine with (CO2)m−

Isolating the Spectral Signatures of Individual Sites in Water Networks Using Vibrational Double-Resonance Spectroscopy of Cluster Isotopomers

Downsizing the hydrated electron's lair

Tribute to W. Carl Lineberger

Anharmonicities and Isotopic Effects in the Vibrational Spectra of X−·H2O, ·HDO, and ·D2O [X = Cl, Br, and I] Binary Complexes

Survey of Ar-Tagged Predissociation and Vibrationally Mediated Photodetachment Spectroscopies of the Vinylidene Anion, C2H2−