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Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2007, 9, 3864 - 3871, DOI: 10.1039/b705264b
Vibrational overtone induced elimination reactions within hydrogen-bonded molecular clusters: the dynamics of water catalyzed reactions in CH2FOH·(H2O)n
Kaito Takahashi, Zeb C. Kramer, Veronica Vaida and Rex T. Skodje
The dynamics of the light initiated OH-overtone induced elimination reactions CH2FOH·(H2O)n + h
HF + CH2O + n(H2O), n = 1–3, are studied using classical trajectory simulations where the ab initio potential energy surface is computed 
on-the-fly
. Hydrogen bonding to the water is found to lower the barrier to reaction by over 20 kcal mol–1 and modifies the mechanism to a concerted multiple H-atom transfer process. The reaction process is found to occur on a rapid timescale, <100 fs, and involves the hydronium ion as an intermediate. An essential aspect of dynamics is the successful competition of reaction with energy dissipation through water evaporation from the cluster.
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