Host-guest chemistry in the gas phase: Complex formation of cucurbit[6]uril with proton-bound water dimer

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 410-421

  Noh, Dong Hun ^a   Lee, Shin Jung C ^a   Lee, Jong Wha ^a   Kim, Hugh I ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cucurbit 6 uril; Host guest chemistry; Hydration; Ion mobility mass spectrometry; Zundel structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894437217     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0795-6     Document Type: Article

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