Bond‐Forming Reactions of Small Triply Charged Cations with Neutral Molecules. Issue 33 (10th July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fletcher, James D.; Parkes, Michael A.; Price, Stephen D.
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 19:Issue 33(2013)
• Page Start: 10965
• Page End: 10970
• Publication Date: 2013-07-10
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301861
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry reveals that atomic and small molecular triply charged cations exhibit extensive bond‐forming chemistry, following gas‐phase collisions with neutral molecules. These experiments show that at collision energies of a few eV, I³⁺ reacts with a variety of small molecules to generate molecular monocations and molecular dications containing iodine. Xe³⁺ and CS₂³⁺ react in a similar manner to I³⁺, undergoing bond‐forming reactions with neutrals. A simple model, involving relative product energetics and electrostatic interaction potentials, is used to account for the observed reactivity.</p> </abstract>