Mass Spectrometry of Non-Covalent Complexes: Supramolecular Chemistry in the Gas Phase

ISBN: 0470131152

Author: Schalley, Christoph A.

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Details the many benefits of applying mass spectrometry to supramolecular chemistryExcept as a method for the most basic measurements, mass spectrometry (MS) has long been considered incompatible with supramolecular chemistry. Yet, with today's methods, the disconnect between these two fields is not warranted. Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Phase Chemistry of Non-Covalent Complexes provides a convincing look at how modern MS techniques offer supramolecular chemists a powerful investigatory toolset.Bringing the two fields together in an interdisciplinary manner, this reference details the many different topics associated with the study of non-covalent complexes in the gas phase. The text begins with brief introductions to supramolecular chemistry and such relevant mass spectrometric methods as ionization techniques, analyzers, and tandem MS experiments. The coverage continues with:How the analyte's transition into the gas phase changes covalent bondingHow limitations and pitfalls in analytical methods may produce data misinterpretationsArtificial supramolecular aggregates and their examinationBiomolecules, their complexes, and their examinationAfter the general remarks making up the first section of the book, the following sections describe specific experimental procedures and are illustrated with numerous examples and short tutorials. Detailed citations end each chapter. Mass spectrometrists, supramolecular chemists, students in these fields, and interested readers from other disciplines involving the study of non-covalent bonds will all value Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Phase Chemistry of Non-Covalent Complexes as an innovative and practical resource.