Spectroscopy of cluster aerosol models: IR and UV spectra of hydrated glyoxylate with and without sea salt

Abstract

Tropospheric glyoxylic acid is most likely converted to glyoxylate in sea salt aerosols. We report on the influence of water and salt ions on the structure and photochemistry of glyoxylate.

Magic cluster sizes of cationic and anionic sodium chloride clusters explained by statistical modeling of the complete phase space

“… 39 Sodium chloride cluster ions are produced via electrospray ionization of a 10 mM NaCl solution, using a 1 : 1 mixture of CH 3 OH : H 2 O as solvent. While hydrated salt clusters can be obtained by spraying from 100% aqueous solution and lowering the drying gas temperature, 40 we did not observe any solvent-containing clusters under the conditions used here, see representative mass spectra in ESI, † Fig. S23 and S24.…”