Journal article
Multiply protonated betaine clusters are stable in the gas phase
Linda Feketeova, Richard AJ O'Hair
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS | ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY | Published : 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b808124g
Abstract
Multiply protonated clusters of betaine are formed via electrospray ionisation and fragment via competitive betaine neutral loss and charge separation; theoretical calculations suggest the [M(n)+2H](2+) ions consist of a [M(2)+2H](2+) core based on the hydrogen bonded carboxylic acid dimer.
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Funding Acknowledgements
We acknowledge financial support from ARC (CoE program for RAJO and IF for LF) and funding from the ARC and the VICS for the purchase of the LTQ-FT mass spectrometer. Support of the VICS High Performance Computing Facility is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Prof. Evan Bieske and Dr Tom Waters for useful discussions.