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Aspects of the proton transfer in liquid phosphonic acid.
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PMID:  19480452     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
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Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to investigate the proton-transfer mechanism in liquid phosphonic acid at different temperatures. The transfers are observed if additional charge carriers are present. The liquid phosphonic acid has been characterized by pair-distribution functions, self-diffusion coefficients, and hopping rates. Moreover, we find that the proton transfer is prepared by the following necessary local geometrical criteria: (1) an O-H-O angle close to 180 degrees and (2) an O-O distance lower than 2.5 A. However, we observe in many cases a Zundel-like species, in which an excess proton is shared, complexed, and stabilized by two adjacent phosphonic acid molecules. These unsuccessful attempts to transfer a proton fulfill the same local criteria as successful transfers, and thus, we conclude that nonlocal requirements may play an important role for the success of the transfer too.
Authors:
Jan-Ole Joswig; Gotthard Seifert
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of physical chemistry. B     Volume:  113     ISSN:  1520-6106     ISO Abbreviation:  J Phys Chem B     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-18     Completed Date:  2009-08-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101157530     Medline TA:  J Phys Chem B     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  8475-80     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universitat Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany. Jan-Ole.Joswig@chemie.tu-dresden.de
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