Clusteromics II: Methanesulfonic Acid–Base Cluster Formation
Jonas Elm
Abstract
)/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory. We find that MSA shows a different interaction pattern with the bases compared to sulfuric acid and does not simply follow the basicity of the bases for these small clusters. In all cases, we find that the MSA-base clusters show very low cluster formation potential, indicating that electrically neutral clusters consisting solely of MSA as the clustering acid are most likely not capable of forming and growing under realistic atmospheric conditions.
Topics & Concepts
Methanesulfonic acidBase (topology)Cluster (spacecraft)ChemistryOrganic chemistryComputer scienceOperating systemMathematicsMathematical analysisChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureAdvanced Chemical Physics Studiesnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions