FT‐ICR mass spectrometry: Superconducting magnet, external ion source, ion–molecule reactions, and ion–ion traps

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to Alan Marshall in recognition of his contributions to the field of ICR mass spectrometry.

Probing Intermediates of Ion/Molecule Reactions by their Independent Gas‐Phase Synthesis and Fragmentation – The Thiomethoxymethyl Complexes [(bipy)M(CH2SCH3)]+ (M=Pt, Pd, Ni)

“…While the operational details of IMRs vary for different experimental setups ( e. g . triple‐quadrupole mass spectrometers, [28–30] ICR mass spectrometers, [31–35] quadrupole ion‐traps [28,36–42] ), the general sequence of steps starts with the encounter of the ion A + and the neutral molecule B to form a charged adduct complex AB + (Figure 1). [43–47] Due to the absence of “solvating molecules” in the gas‐phase environment, the potential energy of AB + is always below the energy of the separated starting compounds A + and B .…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] CÀ H-bond activation, [5,[14][15][16][17][18] oxygen-atom transfer, [19][20][21] and the concept two-state reactivity [22][23][24][25][26][27] are just a few out of many examples. While the operational details of IMRs vary for different experimental setups (e. g. triple-quadrupole mass spectrometers, [28][29][30] ICR mass spectrometers, [31][32][33][34][35] quadrupole ion-traps [28,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42] ), the general sequence of steps starts with the encounter of the ion A + and the neutral molecule B to form a charged adduct complex AB + (Figure 1). [43][44][45]…”