J Phys Chem Lett
Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, People's Republic of China.
Published: February 2023
The hydrogen-bond (H-bond) dynamics and water structural transitions in aqueous ethylene glycol (EG) solution were investigated on the basis of concentration- and temperature-dependent two-dimensional Raman correlation spectroscopy (2D Raman-COS). At room temperature, EG-induced enhancement of the water structure when the EG/water molar ratio is less than 1:28 resulted from the hydrophobic effect around the methylene groups of EG. The decrease in the temperature caused an enhancement of the Raman peak at about 3200 cm, representing an increase in the orderliness of water molecules. Further analysis of the water-specific structures by 2D Raman-COS reveals that the strong H-bond structure preferentially responds to external perturbations and induces a weak H-bond structural transition in water. Finally, EG-induced water structural transitions were calculated by the density functional theory (DFT). Hopefully, 2D Raman-COS combined with DFT calculations would advance the study of solute-induced water structural transitions in water-organic chemistry.
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