Slow solvation dynamics of a water-nitrobenzene system

Very slow changes in solvation taking place in water-saturated nitrobenzene have been observed and studied by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier transform infrared, and inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy. These changes are most likely caused by the rearrangement of the hydrogen-bonded water network. Lithium salts used as the "reporter" species in the (7)Li NMR experiments accelerate this reorganization. Results of this work are important for electrochemical studies of the nitrobenzene-water interface.