STABLE [C2H7O2] ISOMERS - EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF PROTONATED PEROXIDES AND PROTON-BOUND DIMERS IN THE GAS-PHASE

Abstract

AbstractEvidence is presented for the gas phase generation of at least eight stable isomeric [C2H7O2]+ ions. These include energy‐rich protonated peroxides (ions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_2 {\rm O}\mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2} $\end{document} (e), \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm (H)OH} $\end{document} (f) and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm O}\mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm (H)CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm (g)),} $\end{document} (g)), proton‐bound dimers (ion..