Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.131, No.4, 1358-1358, 2009
Identification of the Water Amidogen Radical Complex
The water amidogen radical complex (H2O-NH2) is a reactive intermediate in the atmospheric oxidation of ammonia by a hydroxyl radical. In the present study, we identify for the first time the H2O-NH2 complex using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy. We corroborate our experimental findings with high level coupled cluster ab initio calculations.