Spectroscopy of cluster aerosol models: IR and UV spectra of hydrated glyoxylate with and without sea salt.

Autor: Bersenkowitsch NK; Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck Technikerstraße 25 6020 Innsbruck Austria milan.oncak@uibk.ac.at martin.beyer@uibk.ac.at., Madlener SJ; Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck Technikerstraße 25 6020 Innsbruck Austria milan.oncak@uibk.ac.at martin.beyer@uibk.ac.at., Heller J; Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck Technikerstraße 25 6020 Innsbruck Austria milan.oncak@uibk.ac.at martin.beyer@uibk.ac.at., van der Linde C; Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck Technikerstraße 25 6020 Innsbruck Austria milan.oncak@uibk.ac.at martin.beyer@uibk.ac.at., Ončák M; Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck Technikerstraße 25 6020 Innsbruck Austria milan.oncak@uibk.ac.at martin.beyer@uibk.ac.at., Beyer MK; Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Universität Innsbruck Technikerstraße 25 6020 Innsbruck Austria milan.oncak@uibk.ac.at martin.beyer@uibk.ac.at.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental science: atmospheres [Environ Sci Atmos] 2023 Aug 30; Vol. 3 (10), pp. 1396-1406. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 30 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1039/d3ea00039g
Abstrakt: Glyoxylic acid is formed in the troposphere by oxidation of organic molecules. In sea salt aerosols, it is expected to be present as glyoxylate, integrated into the salt environment and strongly interacting with water molecules. In water, glyoxylate is in equilibrium with its gem -diol form. To understand the influence of water and salt on the photophysics and photochemistry of glyoxylate, we generate small model clusters containing glyoxylate by electrospray ionization and study them by Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry. We used infrared multiple photon dissociation spectroscopy and UV/vis photodissociation spectroscopy for structural characterization as well as quantum chemical calculations to model the spectra and dissociation patterns. Resonant absorption of infrared radiation leads to water evaporation, which indicates that water and glyoxylate are separate molecular entities in a significant fraction of the clusters, in line with the observed absorption of UV light in the actinic region. Hydration of glyoxylate leads to a change of the dihedral angle in the CHOCOO - ·H 2 O complex, causing a slight redshift of the S 1 ← S 0 transition. However, the barriers for internal rotation are below 5 kJ mol -1 , which explains the broad S 1 ← S 0 absorption extending from about 320 to 380 nm. Most importantly, hydration hinders dissociation in the S 1 state, thus enhancing the quantum yield of fluorescence combined with water evaporation. No C-C bond photolysis is observed, but due to the limited signal-to-noise ratio, it cannot be ruled out. The quantum yield, however, will be relatively low. Fluorescence dominates the photophysics of glyoxylate embedded in the dry salt cluster, but the quantum yield shifts towards internal conversion upon addition of one or two water molecules.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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