Hydroxyl radical

• Formula: HO
• Molecular weight: 17.0073
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/HO/h1H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: TUJKJAMUKRIRHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 3352-57-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Hydroxyl-d
  • hydroxyl-t
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

O^- +  =

By formula: O^- + H⁺ = HO

 +  = HFO^-

By formula: F^- + HO = HFO^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: H^- + HO = (H^- • HO)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

View reactions leading to HO⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

O^- +  =

By formula: O^- + H⁺ = HO

References

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Neumark, Lykke, et al., 1985
Neumark, D.M.; Lykke, K.R.; Andersen, T.; Lineberger, W.C., Laser photodetachment measurement of the electron affinity of atomic oxygen, Phys. Rev. A:, 1985, 32, 1890. [all data]

Deyerl and Continetti, 2005
Deyerl, H.J.; Continetti, R.E., Photoelectron-photofragment coincidence study of OHF-: transition state dynamics of the reaction OH+F - O+HF, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2005, 7, 5, 855-860, https://doi.org/10.1039/b414604b . [all data]

de Koening and Nibbering, 1984
de Koening, L.J.; Nibbering, N.M.M., Formation of the Long-Lived H₂O^-. Ion in the Gas Phase, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 25, 7971, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00337a054 . [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Smith, Kim, et al., 1997
Smith, J.R.; Kim, J.B.; Lineberger, W.C., High-resolution Threshold Photodetachment Spectroscopy of OH-, Phys. Rev. A, 1997, 55, 3, 2036, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.55.2036 . [all data]

Schulz, Mead, et al., 1982
Schulz, P.A.; Mead, R.D.; Jones, P.L.; Lineberger, W.C., OH- and OD- threshold photodetachment, J. Chem. Phys., 1982, 77, 1153. [all data]

Celotta, Bennett, et al., 1974
Celotta, R.S.; Bennett, R.A.; Hall, J.L., Laser Photodetachment Determination of the Electron Affinities of OH, NH₂, NH, SO₂, and S₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 60, 5, 1740, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1681268 . [all data]

Hotop, Patterson, et al., 1974
Hotop, H.; Patterson, T.A.; Lineberger, W.C., High resolution photodetachment study of OH- and OD- in the threshold region 7000-6450 Å, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 60, 1806. [all data]

Branscomb, 1966
Branscomb, L.M., Photodetachment Cross Section, Electron Affinity, and Structure of the Negative Hydroxyl Ion, Phys. Rev., 1966, 148, 1, 11, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.148.11 . [all data]

Tsuda and Hamill, 1964
Tsuda, S.; Hamill, W.H., Ionization Efficiency Measurements by the Retarding Potential Difference Method, Adv. Mass Spectrom., 1964, 3, 249. [all data]

Check, Faust, et al., 2001
Check, C.E.; Faust, T.O.; Bailey, J.M.; Wright, B.J.; Gilbert, T.M.; Sunderlin, L.S., Addition of Polarization and Diffuse Functions to the LANL2DZ Basis Set for P-Block Elements, J. Phys. Chem. A,, 2001, 105, 34, 8111, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp011945l . [all data]

Page and Goode, 1969
Page, F.M.; Goode, G.C., Negative Ions and the Magnetron., Wiley, NY, 1969. [all data]

Wiedmann, Tonkyn, et al., 1992
Wiedmann, R.T.; Tonkyn, R.G.; White, M.G.; Wang, K.; McKoy, V., Rotationally resolved threshold photoelectron spectra of OH and OD, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 97, 768. [all data]

Van Lonkhuyzen and De Lange, 1984
Van Lonkhuyzen, H.; De Lange, C.A., U. V. photoelectron spectroscopy of OH and OD radicals, Mol. Phys., 1984, 51, 551. [all data]

Berkowitz, Appelman, et al., 1973
Berkowitz, J.; Appelman, E.H.; Chupka, W.A., Photoionization of HOF with mass analysis, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 58, 1950. [all data]

Uy, Srivastava, et al., 1971
Uy, O.M.; Srivastava, R.D.; Farber, M., Mass spectrometric determination of the heats of formation of gaseous BO₂ BOF₂, High Temp. Sci., 1971, 3, 462. [all data]

Dibeler, Walker, et al., 1966
Dibeler, V.H.; Walker, J.A.; Rosenstock, H.M., Mass spectrometric study of photoionization. V.Water and ammonia, J.Res. NBS, 1966, 70A, 459. [all data]

Foner and Hudson, 1956
Foner, S.N.; Hudson, R.L., Ionization potential of the OH free radical by mass spectrometry, J. Chem. Phys., 1956, 25, 602. [all data]

Katsumata and Lloyd, 1977
Katsumata, S.; Lloyd, D.R., The photoelectron spectra of the OH and OD radicals, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1977, 45, 519. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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