Hydrated Formic Acid Clusters and their Interaction with Electrons

Author:

Li Kevin1,Ďurana Jozef2ORCID,Kocábková Barbora2ORCID,Pysanenko Andrij2ORCID,Yan Yihui1,Ončák Milan3ORCID,Fárník Michal2ORCID,Lengyel Jozef1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie TUM School of Natural Sciences Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Germany

2. J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry v.v.i. Czech Academy of Sciences Dolejškova 3 18223 Prague Czech Republic

3. Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck Technikerstrasse 25 A-6020 Innsbruck Austria

Abstract

AbstractWe investigate ion formation in hydrated formic acid (FA) clusters upon collision with electrons of variable energy, focusing on electron ionization at 70 eV (EI) and low‐energy (1.5–15 eV) electron attachment (EA). To uncover details about the composition of neutral clusters, we aim to elucidate the ion formation processes in FAM ⋅ WN clusters initiated by interaction with electrons and determine the extent of cluster fragmentation. EI predominantly produces protonated [FAm+H]+ ions, and in FA‐rich clusters, the stable ring structures surrounding H3O+ ions are formed. In contrast, EA leads to a competition between the formation of intact [FAm ⋅ Wn] and dissociated [FAm ⋅ Wn−H] fragment ions, influenced by the cluster size, level of hydration, and electron energy. Our findings reveal a predisposition of low‐energy EA towards forming [FAm ⋅ Wn], while higher electron energies tend to favor the formation of [FAm ⋅ Wn−H] due to intracluster ion‐molecule reactions. The comparison of positive and negative ion spectra suggests that the mass spectra of FA‐rich clusters may indicate their actual size and composition. On the other hand, the more weakly bound water evaporation from the clusters depends strongly on the ionization. Thus, for the hydrated clusters, the neutral cluster size can hardly be estimated from the mass spectra.

Funder

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Publisher

Wiley

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