We present an overview of the studies of ion pairing in aqueous media of the past decade. In
these studies, interactions between ions, and between ions and water, are investigated with …

The long-range influence of ions in solution on the water hydrogen-bond (H-bond) network
remains a topic of vigorous debate. Recent spectroscopic and theoretical studies have, for …

Disruption of the deep eutectic solvent (DES) nanostructure around the dissolved solute
upon addition of water is investigated by polarization-selective two-dimensional infrared …

Waiting time dependent rotational anisotropies of SCN–anions and water molecules in alkali
thiocyanate (XSCN, X= Li, Na, K, Cs) aqueous solutions at various concentrations were …

Although intermolecular interactions are ubiquitous in physicochemical phenomena, their
dynamics have proven difficult to observe directly, and most experiments rely on indirect …

The vibrations in the azide, N3, asymmetric stretching region and nitrile, CN, symmetric
stretching region of 2′-azido-5-cyano-2′-deoxyuridine (N3CNdU) are examined by two …

Resonant and nonresonant intermolecular vibrational energy transfers in KSCN/KSC13N/
KS13C15N aqueous and DMF solutions and crystals are studied. Both energy-gap and …

Using the thiocyanate anion as a vibrational probe chromophore in conjunction with infrared
and NMR spectroscopy, we find that SCN–strongly associates with the cationic head group …

From guiding chemical reactivity in synthesis or protein folding to the design of energy
diodes, intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution harnesses the power to influence the …

The methodology and principle using vibrational energy transfer to measure molecular
distances in liquids are introduced. The application of the method to the studies of ion …