New Evidence of the Existence of Associative Elements of Water (Clusters)

Abstract

In this review it is reported about new data on the structure of intermolecular water cyclic associates (clusters) with general formula (Н₂О)_n and their charged ionic clusters [H⁺(Н₂О)_n]⁺ and [OH^-(Н₂О)_n]^- by means of computer modeling and spectroscopy methods as ¹Н-NMR, IR-spectroscopy, NES, DNES, EXAFS-spectroscopy, X-Ray and neurons diffraction. The computer calculation of polyhedral nanoclusters (Н₂О)_n, where n = 3–20 are carried out. Based on this data the main structural mathematical models describing water structure (quasi-crystalline, continuous, fractal, fractal-clathrate) have been examined and some important physical characteristics were obtained.

Keywords: hydrogen bond, water, structure, clusters, IR-spectroscopy, NES, DNES.