This work is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG-Forschergruppe 436) and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie. We thank the John von Neumann Institut für Computing, Jülich, for the generous amount of computer time.
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Communication
Formation of Water Clusters in a Hydrophobic Solvent†
Article first published online: 15 OCT 2003
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200351438
Copyright © 2003 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Köddermann, T., Schulte, F., Huelsekopf, M. and Ludwig, R. (2003), Formation of Water Clusters in a Hydrophobic Solvent. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42: 4904–4908. doi: 10.1002/anie.200351438
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 15 OCT 2003
- Article first published online: 15 OCT 2003
- Manuscript Revised: 30 APR 2003
- Manuscript Received: 18 MAR 2003
Keywords:
- cluster compounds;
- hydrogen bonds;
- IR spectroscopy;
- water chemistry
And not a drop to drink: Hydrogen-bonded water clusters could be detected in CCl4 by IR spectroscopy. The comparison between measured and calculated frequencies along with the characteristic temperature behavior of band intensities suggests that cyclic clusters are formed up to the tetramer (see picture).