| Literature DB >> 18511563 |
Zhixin Tian1, Bun Chan, Michael B Sullivan, Leo Radom, Steven R Kass.
Abstract
Lithium monoxide anion (LiO(-)) has been generated in the gas phase and is found to be a stronger base than methyl anion (CH(3)(-)). This makes LiO(-) the strongest base currently known, and it will be a challenge to produce a singly charged or multiply charged anion that is more basic. The experimental acidity of lithium hydroxide is DeltaH degrees (acid) = 425.7 +/- 6.1 kcal.mol(-1) (1 kcal = 4.184 kJ) and, when combined with results of high-level computations, leads to our best estimate for the acidity of 426 +/- 2 kcal.mol(-1).Entities:
Year: 2008 PMID: 18511563 PMCID: PMC2409378 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0801393105
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205