“…For example, we have used reactions 1 to measure the binding energies of ionic transition metal atoms and clusters to ligands such as H, OH x (x ϭ 0 -1), NH x (x ϭ 0 -2), C y H x (y ϭ 1-4, x ϭ 0 -2y ϩ 1), SH x (x ϭ 0 -1), and SiH x (x ϭ 0 -3). CID studies have encompassed an even broader range of systems including metals throughout the periodic table and ligands such as rare gas atoms, H 2 , N 2 , CO, NO, CO 2 , H 2 O, NH 3 , CH 4 , larger alkanes, C 2 H 4 , larger alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, amines, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, crown ethers, benzene, substituted benzenes, azoles, azines, amino acids, and nucleic acids. In our laboratory, studies have included over 50 different elemental ions.…”