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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science, 6680(383), p. 285-289, 2024

DOI: 10.1126/science.adk1950

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The mutual neutralization of hydronium and hydroxide

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Abstract

Mutual neutralization of hydronium (H 3 O + ) and hydroxide (OH ) ions is a very fundamental chemical reaction. Yet, there is only limited experimental evidence about the underlying reaction mechanisms. Here, we report three-dimensional imaging of coincident neutral products of mutual-neutralization reactions at low collision energies of cold and isolated ions in the cryogenic double electrostatic ion-beam storage ring (DESIREE). We identified predominant H 2 O + OH + H and 2OH + H 2 product channels and attributed them to an electron-transfer mechanism, whereas a minor contribution of H 2 O + H 2 O with high internal excitation was attributed to proton transfer. The reported mechanism-resolved internal product excitation, as well as collision-energy and initial ion-temperature dependence, provide a benchmark for modeling charge-transfer mechanisms.