Sensitivity of charge transfer reactions to hydrocarbon ion structures

Authors

George C. Shields, Bucknell UniversityFollow
L. Wennberg
J.B. Wilcox
T.F. Moran

Publication Date

3-1986

Description

Charge transfer reactivities of hydrocarbon ions have been measured with time-of-flight techniques, and results correlated with theoretical structures computed by self-consistent field molecular orbital methods. Recombination energies, ion structures, heats of formation, reaction energetics and relative charge transfer cross-sections are presented for molecular and fragment ions produced by electron bombardment ionization of CH₄, C₂H₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₈ and C₄H₁₀ molecules. Even-electron bridged cations have low ion recombination energies and relatively low charge transfer cross-sections as compared with odd-electron hydrocarbon cations.

Journal

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volume

21

Issue

3

Department

Chemistry

Link to Published Version

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oms.1210210308/abstract

Recommended Citation

Shields, George C.; Wennberg, L.; Wilcox, J.B.; and Moran, T.F.. "Sensitivity of charge transfer reactions to hydrocarbon ion structures." Journal of Mass Spectrometry (1986) .