NOVEL, BILATERAL FLUOROUS ALKOXIDE-BASED CLUSTERS DISCOVERED BY AMBIENT IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY

摘要

Cluster formation is an important research topic in fundamental mass spectrometry. Formation of alkali metal halide clusters using electrospray ionization has long been known. These salts can form very large cluster structures such as Na_(124)Cl_(122)~(2+) [1] Here we report the discovery of novel, bilateral fluorous alkoxidebased clusters by ESI, showing unique structural properties.