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Infrared spectroscopy of microhydrated salt clusters provides a detailed picture of how the polarizability of anions affects the interactions between ions and individual water molecules.

Impact of Anion Polarizability on Ion Pairing in Microhydrated Salt Clusters
Arghya Chakraborty, Thomas Brumme, Sonja Schmahl, Hendrik Weiske, Carsten Baldauf* and Knut R. Asmis*

Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 13187
DOI.ORG/10.1039/D2SC03431J