Sensitivity of charge transfer reactions to hydrocarbon ion structures

ACS Citation

Shields, G. C.; Wennberg, L.; Wilcox, J. B.; Moran, T. F. Sensitivity of Charge Transfer Reactions to Hydrocarbon Ion Structures. Org. Mass Spectrom. 1986, 21 (3), 137-€“149.

Abstract

Charge transfer reactivities of hydrocarbon ions have been measured with time-of-flight techniques, and results correlated with theoretical structures computed by self-consistent field molecular orbital methods. Recombination energies, ion structures, heats of formation, reaction energetics and relative charge transfer cross-sections are presented for molecular and fragment ions produced by electron bombardment ionization of CH4, C2H4, C2H6, C3H8 and C4H10 molecules. Even-electron bridged cations have low ion recombination energies and relatively low charge transfer cross-sections as compared with odd-electron hydrocarbon cations.

Source Name

Organic Mass Spectrometry

Publication Date

1986

Volume

21

Issue

3

Page(s)

137-149

Document Type

Citation

Citation Type

Article

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