Caetano, Melissa SoaresRamalho, Teodorico de CastroVieira, Tales GiulianoGonçalves, Arlan da SilvaMancini, Daiana TeixeiraCunha, Elaine Fontes Ferreira da2015-09-222015-09-222013CAETANO, M. S. et al. Bonding, structure, and stability of [(Na)𝑛(Phe)𝑚]𝑛+ clusters: some surprising results from an experimental and theoretical investigation in gas phase. E-J CHEM, v. 2013, p. 1-8, 2013. Disponível em: <http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jchem/2013/362894/>. Acesso em: 22 mai. 2015.2090-9071http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/5616Structure and stability of [(Na) 𝑛 (Phe)𝑚]𝑛+ clusters in the ground state were analyzed at the theoretical and experimental levels. Our experimental and theoretical findings showed that the [(Na) 𝑛 (Phe)𝑚]𝑛+ clusters in gas phase tend to form mainly planar rings of four members. The symmetry and the small dipole moment in these specific configurations suggested that their stability could be associated with an alignment of the water molecules, maximizing attractive electrostatic interactions caused by changes in the charge distribution of the clusters.en-USArtigo publicado em periodicoThis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fonte: Journal of Chemistry <http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jchem/2013/362894/>. Acesso em: 26 mai. 2015.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/362894