Yet, the exact crystal structure of β-H 2CO 3 is still unknown.
12 could demonstrate that what was known as α-H 2CO 3 is actually its monomethyl ester (CH 3OCO 2H) rather than the acid itself, leaving the β-polymorph as the only observed crystal structure of H 2CO 3 to date. However, by employing a novel strategy for the synthesis of solid H 2CO 3 through gas-phase pyrolysis of alkyl carbonates, Reisenauer et al. Until recently it was believed, that crystalline H 2CO 3 could exist as two separate polymorphs, α- and β-H 2CO 3, which could even be resublimed while retaining their polymorphic structure 10, 11. 5) and direct protonation of HCO 3 − or CO 3 2− in frozen aqueous solutions 6, 7, 8, 9. A number of synthetic pathways towards solid H 2CO 3 have been explored, including: treatment of cryogenic CO 2/H 2O mixtures with high-energy ion irradiation 4 proton irradiation of pure solid CO 2 (ref. Consequently, undissociated, neutral aqueous H 2CO 3(aq) is usually not considered a relevant species in investigations of the CO 2/H 2O system in geological applications 2, 3. As conditions inside subduction zones on Earth appear to be most favorable for production of aqueous H 2CO 3, a role in subduction related phenomena is inferred.Ĭarbon dioxide (CO 2), when dissolved in water CO 2(aq), readily reacts to form carbonic acid (H 2CO 3), but the acid dissociates so rapidly under ambient aqueous conditions to bicarbonate (HCO 3 −) and H 3O + that its very existence was doubted for a long time 1. This is highly significant for speciation of deep C–O–H fluids with potential consequences for fluid-carbonate-bearing rock interactions. Furthermore, we found that, contrary to present understanding, neutral H 2CO 3 is a significant component in aqueous CO 2 solutions above 2.4 GPa and 110 ☌ as identified by IR-absorption and Raman spectroscopy. We present a novel method to prepare solid H 2CO 3 by heating CO 2/H 2O mixtures at high pressure with a CO 2 laser. Here, we have examined CO 2/H 2O mixtures under conditions of high pressure and high temperature to explore the potential for reaction to H 2CO 3 inside celestial bodies. The short lifetime in water and presumed low concentration under all terrestrial conditions has stifled study of this fundamental species. Despite its fleeting existence, H 2CO 3 plays an important role in the global carbon cycle and in biological carbonate-containing systems. Carbonic acid (H 2CO 3) forms in small amounts when CO 2 dissolves in H 2O, yet decomposes rapidly under ambient conditions of temperature and pressure.
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