Recent advances in mass spectrometry-based structural elucidation techniques

X Ma - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mass spectrometry (MS) has become the central technique that is extensively used for the
analysis of molecular structures of unknown compounds in the gas phase. It manipulates the …

Controlled Formation of Fused Metal Chalcogenide Nanoclusters Using Soft Landing of Gaseous Fragment Ions

H Gholipour-Ranjbar, HY Samayoa-Oviedo, J Laskin - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The complete ligation of nanoclusters significantly reduces their chemical reactivity, catalytic
activity, and charge transfer properties. Therefore, in applications, nanoclusters are activated …

Gas-phase ion chemistry of [B12X12] 2−(X= F, Cl, Br, I, CN). A brief review of twelve years of researching twelve− vertexed dianions and their fragments

J Warneke - International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2024 - Elsevier
The closo-dodecaborate dianions [B 12 X 12] 2−(X= halogen, CN) have been recognized in
recent years for their outstanding physical and chemical properties. Gas-phase ion …

Chemical Synthesis with Gaseous Molecular Ions: Harvesting [B12Br11N2] from a Mass Spectrometer

M Rohdenburg, Z Warneke, H Knorke… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mass spectrometry frequently reveals the existence of transient gas phase ions that have not
been synthesized in solution or in bulk. These elusive ions are, therefore, often considered …

Design and performance of a soft-landing instrument for fragment ion deposition

HY Samayoa-Oviedo, KA Behrend, S Kawa… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report the development of a new high-flux electrospray ionization-based instrument for
soft landing of mass-selected fragment ions onto surfaces. Collision-induced dissociation is …

A preparative mass spectrometer to deposit intact large native protein complexes

P Fremdling, TK Esser, B Saha, AA Makarov, KL Fort… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrospray ion-beam deposition (ES-IBD) is a versatile tool to study the structure and
reactivity of molecules from small metal clusters to large protein assemblies. It brings …

Anion–Anion Chemistry with Mass‐Selected Molecular Fragments on Surfaces

F Yang, KA Behrend, H Knorke… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While reactions between ions and neutral molecules in the gas phase have been studied
extensively, reactions between molecular ions of same polarity remain relatively unexplored …

Control of Intermediates and Products by Combining Droplet Reactions and Ion Soft‐Landing

F Yang, RD Urban, J Lorenz, J Griebel… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite being recognized primarily as an analytical technique, mass spectrometry also has
a large potential as a synthetic tool, enabling access to advanced synthetic routes by …

Binding Properties of Small Electrophilic Anions [B6X5] and [B10X9] (X=Cl, Br, I): Activation of Small Molecules Based on π‐Backbonding

S Kawa, H Knorke, J Jin, M Rohdenburg… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Superelectrophilic anions constitute a special class of molecular anions that show strong
binding of weak nucleophiles despite their negative charge. In this study, the binding …

Generation and reactivity of the fragment ion [B 12 I 8 S (CN)]− in the gas phase and on surfaces

S Kawa, J Kaur, H Knorke, Z Warneke, M Wadsack… - Analyst, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Gaseous fragment ions generated in mass spectrometers may be employed as “building
blocks” for the synthesis of novel molecules on surfaces using ion soft-landing. A …