Air-Water Interface for Chemical Reactions (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Air-Water Interface for Chemical Reactions

Caption

At the air-water interface, a negatively charged amino acid carries out a nucleophile attack on a gas molecule to convert it into a product. The reaction rate is enhanced due to significant reduction in the dynamical coupling of the solvent water with the reaction paths at the interface. 

Credit

Adam Malin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy.

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