Abstract
We present a study of the different product channels in the reactions of OH- and OH-(H2O) with methyl iodide over a range of collision energies. Direct dynamics classical trajectory simulations are employed to obtain an atomistic comparison with the experimental results. For the experiments we have combined a crossed beam ion imaging setup with a multipole rf ion trap. The trap allows us to prepare the molecular and cluster ions with a controlled internal temperature and thus provides well-defined initial conditions for reaction experiments at low collision energy. Changing the internal temperature of the cluster ions was found to have a profound effect on their reactivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-57 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Faraday Discussions |
Volume | 157 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |