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R. Benny Gerber

University of California System · US
Area of research
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics · Atmospheric Science
Research interest
Research focused on Methanesulfonic acid and Oxalic acid, with related work in Environmental chemistry, Liquid water, Sulfuric acid. Notable publications include 'Simplified mechanism for new particle formation from methanesulfonic acid, amines, and water via experiments and ab initio calculations', 'Calculations predict a stable molecular crystal of N8', and 'The future of airborne sulfur-containing particles in the absence of fossil fuel sulfur dioxide emissions'.
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2,298
works
99
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Recent publications

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of 2-Methylbenzothiazole Oxidation by OH in Air and the Role of O<sub>2</sub> and NO
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Experimental and theoretical investigation of benzothiazole oxidation by OH in air and the role of O<sub>2</sub>
Environmental Science Processes & Impacts 2024cited by 8position: middledoi
Formation of Chlorine in the Atmosphere by Reaction of Hypochlorous Acid with Seawater
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2024cited by 5position: lastdoi
Dynamics of hydrogen shift reactions between peroxy radicals
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2024cited by 3position: lastdoi
Influence of solvent on the electronic structure and the photochemistry of nitrophenols
Environmental Science Atmospheres 2023cited by 17position: middledoi
pH Dependence of the speciation and optical properties of 4-benzoylbenzoic acid
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2023cited by 8position: middledoi
Selective reactivity of glycosyl cation stereoisomers: the role of intramolecular hydrogen bonding
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2023cited by 2position: lastdoi
Absorption Spectra and the Electronic Structure of Gallic Acid in Water at Different pH: Experimental Data and Theoretical Cluster Models
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2022cited by 20position: lastdoi
Electronic and mechanical anharmonicities in the vibrational spectra of the H-bonded, cryogenically cooled X− · HOCl (X=Cl, Br, I) complexes: Characterization of the strong anionic H-bond to an acidic OH group
The Journal of Chemical Physics 2022cited by 18position: middledoi
Energy transfer, pre-reactive complex formation and recombination reactions during the collision of peroxy radicals
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2022cited by 16position: middledoi
Preparation and Characterization of the Halogen-Bonding Motif in the Isolated Cl<sup>–</sup>·IOH Complex with Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Spectroscopy
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2022cited by 11position: middledoi
Computed Pre-reactive Complex Association Lifetimes Explain Trends in Experimental Reaction Rates for Peroxy Radical Recombinations
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2022cited by 10position: middledoi
Effects of Microhydration on the Mechanisms of Hydrolysis and Cl<sup>−</sup> Substitution in Reactions of N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and Seawater
ChemPhysChem 2022cited by 6position: lastdoi
Toward a microscopic model of light absorbing dissolved organic compounds in aqueous environments: theoretical and experimental study
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2021cited by 10position: lastdoi
Size-Dependent Onset of Nitric Acid Dissociation in Cs<sup>+</sup>·(HNO<sub>3</sub>)(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub><i>n</i>=0–11</sub> Clusters at 20 K
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2021cited by 9position: middledoi
Absorption spectra of benzoic acid in water at different pH and in the presence of salts: insights from the integration of experimental data and theoretical cluster models
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020cited by 44position: lastdoi
Integrated experimental and theoretical approach to probe the synergistic effect of ammonia in methanesulfonic acid reactions with small alkylamines
Environmental Science Processes & Impacts 2020cited by 35position: middledoi
Impact of pH and NaCl and CaCl<sub>2</sub> Salts on the Speciation and Photochemistry of Pyruvic Acid in the Aqueous Phase
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2020cited by 31position: middledoi
Absorption spectra of pyruvic acid in water: insights from calculations for small hydrates and comparison to experiment
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020cited by 29position: lastdoi
Dual Basis Approach for Ab Initio Anharmonic Calculations of Vibrational Spectroscopy: Application to Microsolvated Biomolecules
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2020cited by 17position: lastdoi
Gas phase dynamics, conformational transitions and spectroscopy of charged saccharides: the oxocarbenium ion, protonated anhydrogalactose and protonated methyl galactopyranoside
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020cited by 12position: lastdoi
Isomer-specific cryogenic ion vibrational spectroscopy of the D<sub>2</sub> tagged Cs<sup>+</sup>(HNO<sub>3</sub>)(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>n=0–2</sub> complexes: ion-driven enhancement of the acidic H-bond to water
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020cited by 12position: middledoi
Sulfate and Carboxylate Suppress the Formation of ClNO<sub>2</sub> at Atmospheric Interfaces
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2019cited by 45position: middledoi
S<sub>N</sub>2 Reactions of N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> with Ions in Water: Microscopic Mechanisms, Intermediates, and Products
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2019cited by 25position: lastdoi
Mechanisms and competition of halide substitution and hydrolysis in reactions of N <sub>2</sub> O <sub>5</sub> with seawater
Science Advances 2019cited by 21position: lastdoi
Microscopic Mechanisms of N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> Hydrolysis on the Surface of Water Droplets
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2019cited by 19position: lastdoi
Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the Environmental Sensitivity of the Absorption Spectra and Photochemistry of Nitenpyram and Analogs
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2019cited by 15position: middledoi
Structures, Stability, and Decomposition Dynamics of the Polynitrogen Molecule N<sub>5</sub><sup>+</sup>B(N<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub><sup>–</sup> and Its Dimer [N<sub>5</sub><sup>+</sup>]<sub>2</sub>[B(N<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub><sup>–</sup>]<sub>2</sub>
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2019cited by 10position: lastdoi
Hydrogenic Stretch Spectroscopy of Glycine–Water Complexes: Anharmonic Ab Initio Classical Separable Potential Calculations
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2019cited by 1position: lastdoi
Intrinsic structure of pentapeptide Leu-enkephalin: geometry optimization and validation by comparison of VSCF-PT2 calculations with cold ion spectroscopy
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2018cited by 30position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Barbara J. Finlayson‐Pitts · University of California System20 papers (2012–2025)Dorit Shemesh · Hebrew University of Jerusalem14 papers (2012–2020)Natalia V. Karimova · University of California System13 papers (2018–2025)Markku Räsänen · Hebrew University of Jerusalem11 papers (2012–2016)Jarosław Kalinowski · Hebrew University of Jerusalem10 papers (2012–2015)Mychel E. Varner · University of California System10 papers (2012–2017)Tapta Kanchan Roy · Hebrew University of Jerusalem9 papers (2014–2020)Mark A. Johnson · Yale Cancer Center8 papers (2017–2022)Barak Hirshberg · Hebrew University of Jerusalem8 papers (2012–2019)Jing Xu · University of California System6 papers (2017–2020)Laura M. McCaslin · Hebrew University of Jerusalem6 papers (2018–2022)Véronique Perraud · University of California System6 papers (2012–2020)Itai Zakai · Hebrew University of Jerusalem6 papers (2017–2024)Sergey A. Nizkorodov · University of California System6 papers (2012–2023)Garold Murdachaew · Hebrew University of Jerusalem6 papers (2012–2018)Vicki H. Grassian · University of California San Diego6 papers (2020–2023) · 5 papers (2013–2018) · 5 papers (2016–2019)Audrey Dell Hammerich · University of Illinois Chicago4 papers (2012–2018) · 4 papers (2012–2020)