Abstract
Ionic bond or hydrogen bridge? Brønsted proton transfer to nitrogen acceptors in organic crystals causes strong N1s core-level binding energy shifts. A study of 15 organic cocrystal and salt systems shows that standard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) can be used as a complementary method to X-ray crystallography for distinguishing proton transfer from H-bonding in organic condensed matter (see picture). Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 9916-9918 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 42 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- hydrogen bonds
- photoelectron spectroscopy
- protonation
- solid-state structures
- X-ray diffraction