Electron-rich radicals by neutralization-reionization mass spectrometry. Generation, dissociations and energetics of the hydrogen atom adduct to acetamide

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 869-879

  Tam, Francis ^a   Syrstad, Erik A ^a   Chen, Xiaohong ^a   Tureček, František ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetamide radicals; Excited states; Franck Condon effects; Neutralization reionization mass spectrometry; Protonated acetamide

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE; AMMONIA; HYDROGEN; METHYL GROUP; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAS; HYDROGEN BOND; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRALIZATION REIONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTON TRANSPORT; VIBRATION;

ACETAMIDES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PEPTIDES;

EID: 17544377312     PISSN: 14690667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.680     Document Type: Article

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