Excited versus ground electronic states gas phase transition metal ion-molecule chemistry: A study by differentially pumped two-section ion cell FT-ICR mass spectrometry

Dissociative and non-dissociative charge-exchange and clustering ion-molecule reaction chemistry coupled with a differentially pumped two-section ion cell Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry is used to study the reaction dynamics of ground versus excited state transition metal ions. Dissociative and non-dissociative charge-exchange ion-molecule reactions of M;Chapter I discusses the general area of gas-phase transition metal ion-molecule chemistry. Previous studies that have appeared in the literature dealing with this area of research are reviewed. Also, Chapter I discusses the influence of electronic excitation on the reactivity of transition metal ions. The FT-ICR method and instrument used in this study are discussed in detail in Chapter II.;The use of charge-exchange ion-molecule chemistry as a probe of metastable electronic states of M...