TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-lived water clusters in hydrophobic solvents investigated by standard NMR techniques
AU - Oka, Kouki
AU - Shibue, Toshimichi
AU - Sugimura, Natsuhiko
AU - Watabe, Yuki
AU - Winther Jensen, Bjorn
AU - Nishide, Hiroyuki
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - Unusual physical characteristics of water can be easier explained and understood if properties of water clusters are revealed. Experimental investigation of water clusters has been reported by highly specialized equipment and/or harsh experimental conditions and has not determined the properties and the formation processes. In the current work, we used standard 1H-NMR as a versatile and facile tool to quantitatively investigate water clusters in the liquid phase under ambient conditions. This approach allows collection of data regarding the formation, long lifetime, stability, and physical properties of water clusters, as a cubic octamer in the liquid phase.
AB - Unusual physical characteristics of water can be easier explained and understood if properties of water clusters are revealed. Experimental investigation of water clusters has been reported by highly specialized equipment and/or harsh experimental conditions and has not determined the properties and the formation processes. In the current work, we used standard 1H-NMR as a versatile and facile tool to quantitatively investigate water clusters in the liquid phase under ambient conditions. This approach allows collection of data regarding the formation, long lifetime, stability, and physical properties of water clusters, as a cubic octamer in the liquid phase.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41598-018-36787-1
DO - 10.1038/s41598-018-36787-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 30659206
AN - SCOPUS:85060159885
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 9
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
IS - 1
M1 - 223
ER -