Gas-Phase Reactions of Silver Cluster Ions Produced by Fast Atom Bombardment

Abstract

Silver cluster ions, Agx+ (x = 1-16), have been produced by fast atom bombardment of silver foil and silver salts in the external ion source of a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. Ion formation and collision-induced dissociation are discussed in relation to ion stabilities. Reactions of Agx+, x = 1-5, were studied with a variety of small molecules. Reactivity is dominated by adduct formation and silver atom displacement, which is dependent on cluster size. Contrasting reactivity was observed between Ag+ and A92-+ with 2-propanol, 2methyl-2-propanol and 2-methylpropane. Silver cluster ions, Mass spectrometry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248401

Entities

People

  • Carolyn J. Cassady
  • Paul Sharpe

Organizations

  • University of Miami

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Collisions
  • Cyclotron Resonance
  • Displacement
  • Ion Sources
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Military Research
  • Molecules
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Propanols
  • Small Molecules
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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