Leandro Scorsin, René A Nome, Ricardo F Affeldt, Fabiano S Rodembusch, Faruk Nome
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Abstract
This work investigates the transient laser-induced formation of 4-nitrophenolate in the ground electronic state and its subsequent proton transfer with acetic acid and water. Laser flash photolysis in the UV-vis region revealed the presence of a deprotonated transient species even at weakly acidic pH. We measured the photoinitiated ground state protonation and deprotonation rate constants of 4-NPO-/4-NPOH as a function of acetic acid, pH, and temperature. This study demonstrates a simple approach to analyzing fast competing bimolecular proton transfer reactions under nonequilibrium conditions in the ground state.
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ACS Physical Chemistry Au is an open access journal which publishes original fundamental and applied research on all aspects of physical chemistry. The journal publishes new and original experimental computational and theoretical research of interest to physical chemists biophysical chemists chemical physicists physicists material scientists and engineers. An essential criterion for acceptance is that the manuscript provides new physical insight or develops new tools and methods of general interest. Some major topical areas include:Molecules Clusters and Aerosols; Biophysics Biomaterials Liquids and Soft Matter; Energy Materials and Catalysis