The Structure of the H3O+ Hydronium Ion in Benzene

Overview

Journal J Am Chem Soc

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2005 May 26

PMID 15913341

Citations 7

Authors

Evgenii S Stoyanov

Stephan P Hoffmann

Kee-Chan Kim

Fook S Tham

Christopher A Reed

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Abstract

Infrared, X-ray structural, 1H NMR, and computational evidence for pi-solvation of H3O+ by benzene molecules is presented. A salt with a discrete [H3O.3benzene]+ cation can be isolated using a very weakly interacting carborane counterion, CHB11Cl11-. pi-Arene solvation of H3O+ explains the solubility of this salt in benzene solution. Similar results are indicated for the "Zundel-type" H5O2+ ion. These findings suggest structures for the active protonating species when strong acids are used as catalysts in arene solvents containing trace water. They are also relevant to structures that may be present in biological proton transport.

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