Raman spectroscopy of solutions and interfaces containing nitrogen dioxide, water, and 1,4 dioxane: Evidence for repulsion of surface water by NO 2 gas

Garold Murdachaew, Mychel E. Varner, Wytze E. Van Der Veer, R. Benny Gerber, Leon F. Phillips*

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Abstract

The interaction of water, 1,4 dioxane, and gaseous nitrogen dioxide, has been studied as a function of distance measured through the liquid-vapour interface by Raman spectroscopy with a narrow (<0.1 mm) laser beam directed parallel to the interface. The Raman spectra show that water is present at the surface of a dioxane-water mixture when gaseous NO2 is absent, but is virtually absent from the surface of a dioxane-water mixture when gaseous NO2 is present. This is consistent with recent theoretical calculations that show NO2 to be mildly hydrophobic.

Original languageEnglish
Article number184702
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume140
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 May 2014

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