Robust and versatile assembly for emitter positioning, observation, and heating in atmospheric pressure field desorption mass spectrometry.

Atmospheric pressure field desorption (APFD) mass spectrometry (MS) has recently been introduced as a new variant of field desorption (FD) mass spectrometry. The development aimed at providing the basic characteristics of FD-MS in combination with instruments equipped with an atmospheric pressure (AP) interface. Hitherto, APFD has been demonstrated to yield both positive and negative even electron ions of highly polar or ionic compounds as well as to enable the generation of positive molecular ions, M, of polycyclic aromatic compounds.

Unprecedented intact radical anions, closed shell anions, cluster ions, and traditional cations and radical cations by LIFDI-MS.

Liquid injection field desorption ionization (LIFDI) proves the extraordinary softness of the ionization process combined with a convenient sample supply under the exclusion of moisture and air. LIFDI-mass spectrometry (MS) is used for organometallic and other seriously air-sensitive compounds forming intact ions without substantial fragmentation. Unprecedented molecular radical anions M are presented along with well-known intact M radical cations.

Negative-ion field desorption revitalized by using liquid injection field desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry on recent instrumentation.

Field ionization (FI), field desorption (FD), and liquid injection field desorption/ionization (LIFDI) provide soft positive ionization of gaseous (FI) or condensed phase analytes (FD and LIFDI). In contrast to the well-established positive-ion mode, negative-ion FI or FD have remained rare exceptions. LIFDI provides sample deposition under inert conditions, i.

Enabling LIFDI-MS measurements of highly air sensitive organometallic compounds: a combined MS/glovebox technique.

A new setup combining a ThermoFisher Exactive Plus Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer with a liquid injection field desorption ionization (LIFDI) source directly connected to an inert atmosphere glovebox is presented. The described setup allows for the analysis of very air- and moisture sensitive samples. Furthermore, the soft nature of LIFDI ionization gives access to the molecular ions of fragile molecules.

Self-Supplied Liquid Injection Field Desorption/Ionization Ion Source for an Orthogonal Time-of-Flight Instrument.

A new implementation of a dedicated ion source for field ionization (FI), field desorption (FD), and liquid injection field desorption/ionization (LIFDI) for the JEOL AccuTOF GC series of orthogonal-acceleration time-of-flight instruments is presented. In contrast to existing implementations, this third-party LIFDI probe and source combination does not require the exchange of the entire ion source comprising ion source block and lens stack to switch from electron ionization (EI) to LIFDI. Rather, the methods may be swapped conveniently by only exchanging the ion source block for a mechanical probe guide and inserting the LIFDI probe in place of the standard direct insertion probe (DIP) via the vacuum lock.

Gold(I)-Catalysed Asymmetric Hydroamination of Alkenes: A Silver- and Solvent-Dependent Enantiodivergent Reaction.

In the present study, we report the first silver-dependent enantiodivergent gold-catalysed reaction. The asymmetric intramolecular hydroamination of alkenes catalysed by the combination of a single chiral binuclear gold(I) chloride complex and silver perchlorate can afford both enantiomers of the products by a simple solvent change from toluene to methanol. Such an enantiodivergent reaction is strictly independent of the reaction temperature or of the nature of the catalyst anion and displays the same first-order kinetic rate law with respect to substrate concentration in both solvents.

Liquid injection field desorption ionization mass spectrometry of cyclic metal carbonyl complexes with tetra-antimony ligands.

Reactions of (norbornadiene)Cr(CO)(4) or cis-(piperidine)(2)Mo(CO)(4) with R(2)Sb-SbR(2), and cyclo-(R'Sb)(n) (R' = Et, n-Pr; n = 4, 5) give the complexes cyclo-[M(CO)(4)(R(2)Sb-SbR'- SbR'-SbR(2))] (1: M = Cr, R = Me, R'= Et; 2: M = Mo, R = Et, R' = Et; 3: M = Mo, R = Et, R' = n-Pr). Not accessible to established characterization methods, the oily, extremely reactive unpurified mixture of 3 with scrambled ligands was characterized by mass spectrometry using liquid injection field desorption ionization (LIFDI).

Reduced fragmentation in liquid injection field desorption/ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry by use of helium for the thermalization of molecular ions.

Rationale: To exploit the softness of liquid injection field desorption/ionization (LIFDI), the molecular ions, M(+•), need to be transferred from their origin at the field emitter through the mass analyzer without disrupting their integrity. To preserve the molecular ions, ion-activating events like collisions must therefore be avoided. In hybrid quadrupole Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometers, however, multiple ion-guiding and ion-trapping events occur prior to mass analysis.

A liquid injection field desorption/ionization-electrospray ionization combination source for a fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer.

A new type of combination ion source has been devised. It unites two complementary ionization methods, i.e.

Liquid injection field desorption/ionization of reactive transition metal complexes.

Liquid injection field desorption/ionization (LIFDI) has been applied to identify transition metal complexes that are highly reactive to air and moisture by mass spectrometry. The complexes of nickel and rhodium were supplied as dilute solutions (approximately 0.2 mg ml(-1)) in toluene, tetrahydrofuran or acetonitrile, and were applied onto the field desorption emitter inside the vacuum of the ion source under inert conditions by means of the injection capillary unique to the LIFDI set-up.

Liquid injection field desorption ionization: a new tool for soft ionization of samples including air sensitive catalysts and non-polar hydrocarbons.

Mass analysis of air sensitive samples like organometallic catalysts requires inert sample preparation to avoid degradation of such reactive molecules. Non-polar samples like hydrocarbons are stable but nonetheless need soft ionization to reduce congestion of fragment peaks for analysis of complex mixtures. This paper describes a novel type of probe that combines the advantages of field ionization and field desorption (FI/FD) with an efficient liquid inlet.