| Zugriffsnummer | 44645 |
| Dokumenttyp | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Peer Review | mit Peer Review |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Water acting as a catalyst for electron-driven molecular break-up of tetrahydrofuran |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Wang, Enliang; Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, GERMANY
Ren, Xueguang; Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, GERMANY; School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, CHINA
Baek, Woon Yong; 6.5, Strahlenwirkung, PTB-Braunschweig
Rabus, Hans; 6.5, Strahlenwirkung, PTB-Braunschweig
Pfeifer, Thomas; Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, GERMANY
Dorn, Alexander; Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, GERMANY
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| Quelle/Jahr | Nature Communications: 11 (2020), 1 - 7 |
| Artikelnummer | 2194 |
| Availability | [online only] |
| ISSN | 2041-1723 |
| DOI | |
| Verlag | London: Nature Publishing Group |
| Freie Schlagworte | Electron impact ; ionization ; dissociation ; biomolecules ; condensed-phase effects |
| Zusammenfassung | Low-energy electron-induced reactions in hydrated molecular complexes are important in various fields ranging from the Earth’s environment to radiobiological processes including radiation therapy. Nevertheless, our understanding of the reaction mechanisms in particular in the condensed phase and the role of water in aqueous environments is incomplete. Here we use small hydrogen-bonded pure and mixed dimers of the heterocyclic molecule tetrahydrofuran (THF) and water as models for biochemically relevant systems. For electron-impact-induced ionization of these dimers, a molecular ring-break mechanism is observed, which is absent for the THF monomer. Employing coincident fragment ion mass and electron momentum spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations, we find that ionization of the outermost THF orbital initiates significant rearrangement of the dimer structure increasing the internal energy and leading to THF ring-break. These results demonstrate that the local environment in form of hydrogen-bonded molecules can considerably affect the stability of molecular covalent bonds. |
| Kostenfreier Zugang | Open Access Gold |
| Rechteinformation | CC BY 4.0 ; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License |
| Themenbereich der Metrologie | Ionisierende Strahlung |