Microstructural Study of a Nitroxide-Mediated Poly(Ethylene Oxide)/Polystyrene Block Copolymer (PEO-b-PS) by Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1163-1175

  Girod, Marion ^a   Phan, Trang N T ^a   Charles, Laurence ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COPOLYMERIZATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ETHYLENE; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECTICIDES; IONS; LITHIUM; LITHOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POSITIVE IONS; SILVER; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STYRENE;

BLOCK LENGTHS; BLOCK SIZES; CO OLIGOMERS; DISSOCIATION MECHANISMS; ELECTROSPRAY (ES); ELECTROSPRAY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY (ESP TSM); END GROUPS; FRAGMENT IONS; FRAGMENTATION PATHWAYS; HOMOLYSIS; HOMOLYTIC CLEAVAGE; MASS MEASUREMENTS; MICRO STRUCTURAL; NITROXIDE; NITROXIDE MEDIATED POLYMERIZATION (NMP); POLYETHYLENE OXIDE (PEO); POLYSTYRENE BLOCKS; RADICAL CATION (RC); REARRANGEMENT REACTIONS; SILVER (I) CATIONS; STRUCTURAL INFORMATIONS; STYRENE MOLECULES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY (MS/MS);

POLYMERS;

LITHIUM; MACROGOL; NITROXIDE; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 48549099912     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.04.030     Document Type: Article

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