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Carbanions: Formation, Structure And Thermochemistry, Stephen J. Blanksby, John H. Bowie Oct 2012

Carbanions: Formation, Structure And Thermochemistry, Stephen J. Blanksby, John H. Bowie

Stephen Blanksby

This chapter deals with even-electron carbanions: their formation, structure and thermochemical properties in the gas phase. There are a number of excellent reviews already available on the chemistry of carbanions: these discuss in the main, reactivity and anion molecule chemistry.1-4 In this chapter we focus primarily on the formation, structure and thermochemistry of simple hydrocarbon anions while other chapters in this encyclopaedia cover the broader aspects of carbanion chemistry (see Volume 1, “Strained Ring and Highly Basic Carbanions” and this volume, Reactions of Organic Molecules with Organic Ions: “Reactions of Anions with Carbonyl Centres: C–C Bond Forming Reactions”, and Unimolecular …


Base-Induced Decomposition Of Alkyl Hydroperoxides In The Gas Phase. Part 3. Kinetics And Dynamics In Ho + Ch3ooh, C2h5ooh, And Tert-C4h9ooh Reactions, Shuji Kato, G Barney Ellison, Veronica Bierbaum, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2012

Base-Induced Decomposition Of Alkyl Hydroperoxides In The Gas Phase. Part 3. Kinetics And Dynamics In Ho + Ch3ooh, C2h5ooh, And Tert-C4h9ooh Reactions, Shuji Kato, G Barney Ellison, Veronica Bierbaum, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

The ECO2 elimination reactions of alkyl hydroperoxides proceed via abstraction of an α-hydrogen by a base: X− + R1R2HCOOH → HX + R1R2CO + HO−. Efficiencies and product distributions for the reactions of the hydroxide anion with methyl, ethyl, and tert-butyl hydroperoxides are studied in the gas phase. On the basis of experiments using three isotopic analogues, HO− + CH3OOH, HO− + CD3OOH, and H18O− + CH3OOH, the overall intrinsic reaction efficiency is determined to be 80% or greater. The ECO2 decomposition is facile for these methylperoxide reactions, and predominates over competing proton transfer at the hydroperoxide moiety. The CH3CH2OOH …


Identification Of Phospholipids In Human Meibum By Nano-Electrospray Ionisation Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Jennifer T. Saville, Zhenjun Zhao, Mark Dp Willcox, Manjula A. Ariyavidana, Stephen J. Blanksby, Todd W. Mitchell Oct 2012

Identification Of Phospholipids In Human Meibum By Nano-Electrospray Ionisation Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Jennifer T. Saville, Zhenjun Zhao, Mark Dp Willcox, Manjula A. Ariyavidana, Stephen J. Blanksby, Todd W. Mitchell

Stephen Blanksby

Meibum is believed to be the major source of tear !lm lipids, which are vital in the prevention of excessevaporation of the aqueous phase. The complete lipid composition of meibum has yet to be established.While earlier studies reported the presence of phospholipids in human meibum, recent mass spectrometricstudies have not detected them. In this study we use electrospray ionisation tandem massspectrometry to investigate the presence of phospholipids in meibum and provide comparison to thephospholipid pro!le of tears.Lipids were extracted from human meibum and tear samples using standard biphasic methods andanalysed by nano-electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry using targeted ion scans. …


The Loss Of Carbon Dioxide From Activated Perbenzoate Anions In The Gas Phase: Unimolecular Rearrangement Via Epoxidation Of The Benzene Ring, David G. Harman, Aravind Ramachandran, Michelle Gracanin, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2012

The Loss Of Carbon Dioxide From Activated Perbenzoate Anions In The Gas Phase: Unimolecular Rearrangement Via Epoxidation Of The Benzene Ring, David G. Harman, Aravind Ramachandran, Michelle Gracanin, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

The unimolecular reactivities of a range of perbenzoate anions (X−C6H5CO3-), including the perbenzoate anion itself (X = H), nitroperbenzoates (X = para-, meta-, ortho-NO2), and methoxyperbenzoates (X = para-, meta-OCH3) were investigated in the gas phase by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The collision-induced dissociation mass spectra of these compounds reveal product ions consistent with a major loss of carbon dioxide requiring unimolecular rearrangement of the perbenzoate anion prior to fragmentation. Isotopic labeling of the perbenzoate anion supports rearrangement via an initial nucleophilic aromatic substitution at the ortho carbon of the benzene ring, while data from substituted perbenzoates indicate that …


Ozone Induced Dissociation: Elucidation Of Double Bond Position Within Mass-Selected Lipid Ions, Michael C. Thomas, Todd W. Mitchell, David G. Harman, Jane M. Deeley, Jessica R. Nealon, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2012

Ozone Induced Dissociation: Elucidation Of Double Bond Position Within Mass-Selected Lipid Ions, Michael C. Thomas, Todd W. Mitchell, David G. Harman, Jane M. Deeley, Jessica R. Nealon, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

Ions formed from lipids during electrospray ionization of crude lipid extracts have been mass-selected within a quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometer and allowed to react with ozone vapor. Gas-phase ion−molecule reactions between unsaturated lipid ions and ozone are found to yield two primary product ions for each carbon−carbon double bond within the molecule. The mass-to-charge ratios of these chemically induced fragments are diagnostic of the position of unsaturation within the precursor ion. This novel analytical technique, dubbed ozone-induced dissociation (OzID), can be applied both in series and in parallel with conventional collision-induced dissociation (CID) to provide near-complete structural assignment …


Oxidation Of 4-Substituted Tempo Derivatives Reveals Modifications At The 1- And 4-Positions, David Marshall, M L. Christian, G Gryn'ova, M L. Coote, Philip J. Barker, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2012

Oxidation Of 4-Substituted Tempo Derivatives Reveals Modifications At The 1- And 4-Positions, David Marshall, M L. Christian, G Gryn'ova, M L. Coote, Philip J. Barker, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

Potenital pathways for the deactivation of hindered amine light stabilisers (HALS) have been investigated by observing reactions of model compounds - based on 4-substituted derivatives of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPO) - with hydroxyl radicals. In these reactions, dilute aqueous suspensions of photocatalytic nanoparticulate titanium dioxide were irradiated with UV light in the presence of water-soluble TEMPO derivatives. Electron spin resonance (ESR) and electrospray ionisation mass-spectrometry (ESI-MS) data were acquired to provide complementary structural elucidation of the odd- and even-electron products of these reactions and both techniques show evidence for the formation of 4-oxo-TEMPO (TEMPONE). TEMPONE formation from the 4-substituted TEMPO compounds is …


Direct Detection Of Additives And Degradation Products From Polymers By Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Employing Chip-Based Nanospray Mass Spectrometry, Martin Paine, Phillip Barker, Shane A. Maclaughlin, Todd W. Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2012

Direct Detection Of Additives And Degradation Products From Polymers By Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Employing Chip-Based Nanospray Mass Spectrometry, Martin Paine, Phillip Barker, Shane A. Maclaughlin, Todd W. Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

Rationale: Polymer-based surface coatings in outdoor applications experience accelerated degradation due to exposure to solar radiation, oxygen and atmospheric pollutants. These deleterious agents cause undesirable changes to the polymers aesthetic and mechanical properties reducing its lifetime. The use of antioxidants such as hindered amine light stabilisers (HALS) retard these degradative processes, however, mechanisms for HALS action and polymer degradation are poorly understood. Methods: Detection of the hindered amine light stabiliser (HALS) TINUVIN®123 (bis (1-octyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate) and the polymer degradation products directly from a polyester-based coil coating was achieved by liquid extraction surface analysis (LESA) coupled to a triple quadrupole QTRAP® …


Reactions Of Simple And Peptidic Alpha-Carboxylate Radical Anions With Dioxygen In The Gas Phase, Tony Ly, Benjamin B. Kirk, Pramesh I. Hettiarachchi, Berwyck L. Poad, Adam J. Trevitt, Gabriel Da Silva, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2012

Reactions Of Simple And Peptidic Alpha-Carboxylate Radical Anions With Dioxygen In The Gas Phase, Tony Ly, Benjamin B. Kirk, Pramesh I. Hettiarachchi, Berwyck L. Poad, Adam J. Trevitt, Gabriel Da Silva, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

α-Carboxylate radical anions are potential reactive intermediates in the free radical oxidation of biological molecules (e.g., fatty acids, peptides and proteins). We have synthesised well-defined α-carboxylate radical anions in the gas phase by UV laser photolysis of halogenated precursors in an ion-trap mass spectrometer. Reactions of isolated acetate (CH2CO 2-) and 1-carboxylatobutyl (CH3CH 2CH2CHCO2-) radical anions with dioxygen yield carbonate (CO3-) radical anions and this chemistry is shown to be a hallmark of oxidation in simple and alkyl-substituted cross-conjugated species. Previous solution phase studies have shown that Cα-radicals in peptides, formed from free radical damage, combine with dioxygen to form …


Identification Of Abundant Alkyl Ether Glycerophospholipids In The Human Lens By Tandem Mass Spectrometry Techniques, Roger J. Truscott, Jane Deeley, Todd W. Mitchell, Michael Thomas, Stephen J. Blanksby Nov 2011

Identification Of Abundant Alkyl Ether Glycerophospholipids In The Human Lens By Tandem Mass Spectrometry Techniques, Roger J. Truscott, Jane Deeley, Todd W. Mitchell, Michael Thomas, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

Previous studies have shown that the human lens contains glycerophospholipids with ether linkages. These lipids differ from conventional glycerophospholipids in that the sn-1 substituent is attached to the glycerol backbone via an 1-O-alkyl or an 1-O-alk-1'-enyl ether rather than an ester bond. The present investigation employed a combination of collision-induced dissociation (CID) and ozone-induced dissociation (OzID) to unambiguously distinguish such 1-O-alkyl and 1-O-alk-1'-enyl ethers. Using these methodologies the human lens was found to contain several abundant 1-O-alkyl glycerophos-phoethanolamines, including GPEtn(16:0e/9Z-18:1), GPEtn(11Z-18:1e/9Z-18:1), and GPEtn(18:0e/9Z-18:1), as well as a related series of unusual 1-O-alkyl glycerophosphoserines, including GPSer(16:0e/9Z-18:1), GPSer(11Z-18:1e/9Z-18:1), GPSer(18:0e/9Z-18:1) that to our …


Detection And Quantification Of Tear Phospholipids And Cholesterol In Contact Lens Deposits: The Effect Of Contact Lens Material And Lens Care Solution, Jennifer Saville, Zhenjun Zhao, Mark D.P. Willcox, Stephen J. Blanksby, Todd W. Mitchell Nov 2011

Detection And Quantification Of Tear Phospholipids And Cholesterol In Contact Lens Deposits: The Effect Of Contact Lens Material And Lens Care Solution, Jennifer Saville, Zhenjun Zhao, Mark D.P. Willcox, Stephen J. Blanksby, Todd W. Mitchell

Stephen Blanksby

PURPOSE. To examine the deposition of tear phospholipids and cholesterol onto worn contact lenses and the effect of lens material and lens care solution. METHODS. Lipids were extracted from tears and worn contact lenses using 2: 1 chloroform: methanol and the extract washed with aqueous ammonium acetate, before analysis by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). RESULTS. Twenty-three molecular lipids from the sphingomyelin (SM) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) classes were detected in tears, with total concentrations of each class determined to be 5 +/- 1 pmol/mu L (similar to 3.8 mu g/mL) and 6 +/- 1 pmol/mu L (similar to 4.6 …


Superoxide Does React With Peroxides: Direct Observation Of The Haber-Weiss Reaction In The Gas Phase, Stephen J. Blanksby, G. B. Ellison, V. M. Bierbaum, S. Kato Oct 2010

Superoxide Does React With Peroxides: Direct Observation Of The Haber-Weiss Reaction In The Gas Phase, Stephen J. Blanksby, G. B. Ellison, V. M. Bierbaum, S. Kato

Stephen Blanksby

Reactions of superoxide with hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides are observed as efficient processes in the gas phase and yield products – including the ozonide anion – that are consistent with the one-electron reduction of the peroxide.


Investigation Of The Gas Phase Reactivity Of The 1-Adamantyl Radical Using A Distonic Radical Anion Approach, D. G. Harman, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2010

Investigation Of The Gas Phase Reactivity Of The 1-Adamantyl Radical Using A Distonic Radical Anion Approach, D. G. Harman, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

The gas phase reactions of the bridgehead 3-carboxylato-1-adamantyl radical anion were observed with a series of neutral reagents using a modified electrospray ionisation linear ion trap mass spectrometer. This distonic radical anion was observed to undergo processes suggestive of radical reactivity including radical-radical combination reactions, substitution reactions and addition to carbon-carbon double bonds. The rate constants for reactions of the 3-carboxylato-1-adamantyl radical anion with the following reagents were measured (in units 10 12 cm3 molecule 1 s 1): 18O2 (85±4), NO (38.4±0.4), I2 (50±50), Br2 (8±2), CH3SSCH3 (12±2), styrene (1.20±0.03), CHCl3 (H abstraction 0.41±0.06, Cl abstraction 0.65±0.1), CDCl3 (D abstraction …


The Lowest Singlet And Triplet States Of The Oxylallyl Diradical, David A. Hrovat, Stephen J. Blanksby, W C. Lineberger, Andrei Sanov, Luis Verlarde, Weston T. Borden, Daniel J. Goebbert, Adam J. Gianola, Xin Zhou, Stephanie M. Villano, Takatoshi Ichino Oct 2010

The Lowest Singlet And Triplet States Of The Oxylallyl Diradical, David A. Hrovat, Stephen J. Blanksby, W C. Lineberger, Andrei Sanov, Luis Verlarde, Weston T. Borden, Daniel J. Goebbert, Adam J. Gianola, Xin Zhou, Stephanie M. Villano, Takatoshi Ichino

Stephen Blanksby

Photodetachment of the oxyallyl radical anion leads to formation of the oxyallyl diradical, an elusive transient molecule involved in many organic reactions. As described by W. C. Lineberger et al. in their Communication on page 8509 ff., the photoelectron spectrum reveals that the oxyallyl ground state is singlet and the lowest triplet state is only 55 meV higher in energy. The spectral profile indicates that the planar singlet state is the transition state for ringopening of cyclopropanone, whilst the CCC bending motion is activated upon photodetachment to the triplet state.


Online Ozonolysis Methods For The Determination Of Double Bond Position In Unsaturated Lipids, Michael Thomas, Todd W. Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2010

Online Ozonolysis Methods For The Determination Of Double Bond Position In Unsaturated Lipids, Michael Thomas, Todd W. Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

Modern lipidomics relies heavily on mass spectrometry for the structural characterization and quantification of lipids of biological origins. Structural information is gained by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) whereby lipid ions are fragmented to elucidate lipid class, fatty acid chain length, and degree of unsaturation. Unfortunately, however, in most cases double bond position cannot be assigned based on MS/MS data alone and thus significant structural diversity is hidden from such analyses. For this reason, we have developed two online methods for determining double bond position within unsaturated lipids; ozone electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (OzESI-MS) and ozone-induced dissociation (OzID). Both techniques utilize …


Prenylated Alkylbisphenols From Grevillea Whiteana, Stephen J. Blanksby, Hao Wang, Paul I. Forster, David N. Leach, Peter G. Waterman, Michael C. Thomas Oct 2010

Prenylated Alkylbisphenols From Grevillea Whiteana, Stephen J. Blanksby, Hao Wang, Paul I. Forster, David N. Leach, Peter G. Waterman, Michael C. Thomas

Stephen Blanksby

Eleven new bisresorcinols including four mixtures each of two isomers and one resorcinol/phloroglucinol derivative, together with five known resorcinols have been isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of sterns of Grevillea whiteana. The new Compounds were identified as 4-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)grebustol-B (10a), 4'-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)grebustol-B (10b), 4-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)grebustol-B (2a) and 4'-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl) rebustol-B (2b), 2,2-dimethyldihydropyrano grebustol-B (11a) and iso-2,2-dimethyldihydropyranogrebustol-B (11b), 2,2-dimethyl-3 xi-hydroxydihydropyranogrebustol-B (7a) and iso-2,2-dimethyl-3 xi-hydroxydihydropyranogrebustol-B (7b), 15-(2-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-resorcinol-5-yl)-1-(phloroglucinolyl )-9(Z)pentadecen-one (whiteanone) (4), 5,5'-(hexadecan-diyl)bisresorcinol (12) and 2-methyl-5,5'-(8(Z)hexadecen-1,16-diyl)bisresorcinol (9). This is the first record of pyranobisresorcinols in the genus and the first report of a phloroglucinol terminal Phenolic unit in any Grevillea species.


Identification Of Abundant Alkyl Ether Glycerophospholipids In The Human Lens By Tandem Mass Spectrometry Techniques, Roger J. Truscott, Jane Deeley, Todd W. Mitchell, Michael Thomas, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2010

Identification Of Abundant Alkyl Ether Glycerophospholipids In The Human Lens By Tandem Mass Spectrometry Techniques, Roger J. Truscott, Jane Deeley, Todd W. Mitchell, Michael Thomas, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

Previous studies have shown that the human lens contains glycerophospholipids with ether linkages. These lipids differ from conventional glycerophospholipids in that the sn-1 substituent is attached to the glycerol backbone via an 1-O-alkyl or an 1-O-alk-1'-enyl ether rather than an ester bond. The present investigation employed a combination of collision-induced dissociation (CID) and ozone-induced dissociation (OzID) to unambiguously distinguish such 1-O-alkyl and 1-O-alk-1'-enyl ethers. Using these methodologies the human lens was found to contain several abundant 1-O-alkyl glycerophos-phoethanolamines, including GPEtn(16:0e/9Z-18:1), GPEtn(11Z-18:1e/9Z-18:1), and GPEtn(18:0e/9Z-18:1), as well as a related series of unusual 1-O-alkyl glycerophosphoserines, including GPSer(16:0e/9Z-18:1), GPSer(11Z-18:1e/9Z-18:1), GPSer(18:0e/9Z-18:1) that to our …


Trapping Of A Tert-Adamantyl Peroxyl Radical In The Gas Phase, D. G. Harman, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2010

Trapping Of A Tert-Adamantyl Peroxyl Radical In The Gas Phase, D. G. Harman, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

A bridgehead adamantyl peroxyl radical has been prepared and isolated in the gas phase by the reaction of a distonic radical anion with dioxygen in a quadrupole ion-trap mass spectrometer.


Fragmentation Pathways Of 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-Dinitrobutane Cations In The Gas Phase, Martin Paine, Benjamin Kirk, Simon Ellis-Steinborner, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2010

Fragmentation Pathways Of 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-Dinitrobutane Cations In The Gas Phase, Martin Paine, Benjamin Kirk, Simon Ellis-Steinborner, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMNB) is an explosive taggant added to plastic explosives during manufacture making them more susceptible to vapour-phase detection systems. In this study, the formation and detection of gas-phase [M+H](+), [M+Li](+), [M+NH4](+) and [M+Na](+) adducts of DMNB was achieved using electrospray ionisation on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The [M+H](+) ion abundance was found to have a strong dependence on ion source temperature, decreasing markedly at source temperatures above 50 degrees C. In contrast, the [M+Na](+) ion demonstrated increasing ion abundance at source temperatures up to 105 degrees C. The relative susceptibility of DMNB adduct ions toward dissociation was investigated …


Ion-Molecule Reactions Of O,S-Dimethyl Methylphosphonothioate: Evidence For Intramolecular Sulfur Oxidation During Vx Perhydrolysis, Jilliarne Williams, Martin Paine, Stephen J. Blanksby, Michael L. Rogers, Andrew M. Mcanoy Oct 2010

Ion-Molecule Reactions Of O,S-Dimethyl Methylphosphonothioate: Evidence For Intramolecular Sulfur Oxidation During Vx Perhydrolysis, Jilliarne Williams, Martin Paine, Stephen J. Blanksby, Michael L. Rogers, Andrew M. Mcanoy

Stephen Blanksby

The alkaline perhydrolysis of the nerve agent O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate (VX) was investigated by studying the ion-molecule reactions of HOO- with O,S-dimethyl methylphosphonothioate in a modified linear ion-trap mass spectrometer. In addition to simple proton transfer, two other abundant product ions are observed at m/z 125 and 109 corresponding to the S-methyl methylphosphonothioate and methyl methylphosphonate anions, respectively. The structure of these product ions is demonstrated by a combination of collision-induced dissociation and isotope-labeling experiments that also provide evidence for their formation by nucleophilic reaction pathways, namely, (i) S(N)2 at carbon to yield the S-methyl methylphosphonothioate anion and (ii) nucleophilic …


Tandem Mass Spectrometry Of Deprotonated Iodothyronines, A. M. Couldwell, M. C. Thomas, Todd Mitchell, A. Hulbert, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2010

Tandem Mass Spectrometry Of Deprotonated Iodothyronines, A. M. Couldwell, M. C. Thomas, Todd Mitchell, A. Hulbert, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

In order to assist with the development of more selective and sensitive methods for thyroid hormone analysis the [M-H]– anions of the iodothyronines; T4, T3, rT3, (3,5)-T2 and the non-iodinated thyronine (T0) have been generated by negative ion electrospray mass spectrometry. Tandem mass spectra of these ions were recorded on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer and show a strong analogy with the fragmentation pathways of the parent compound, tyrosine. All iodothyronines also show significant abundances of the iodide anion in their tandem mass spectra, which represents an attractive target for MRM analysis, given that iodothyronines are the only iodine bearing …


A Comparison Of The Gas Phase Acidities Of Phospholipid Headgroups:Experimental And Computational Studies, M. C. Thomas, Todd Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby Oct 2010

A Comparison Of The Gas Phase Acidities Of Phospholipid Headgroups:Experimental And Computational Studies, M. C. Thomas, Todd Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby

Stephen Blanksby

Proton-bound dimers consisting of two glycerophospholipids with different headgroups were prepared using negative ion electrospray ionization and dissociated in a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Analysis of the tandem mass spectra of the dimers using the kinetic method provides, for the first time, an order of acidity for the phospholipid classes in the gas phase of PE < PA << PG < PS < PI. Hybrid density functional calculations on model phospholipids were used to predict the absolute deprotonation enthalpies of the phospholipid classes from isodesmic proton transfer reactions with phosphoric acid. The computational data largely support the experimental acidity trend, with the exception of …


Ion-Molecule Reactions Reveal Facile Radical Migration In Peptides, Stephen J. Blanksby, Benjamin N. Moore, Ryan R. Julian Oct 2010

Ion-Molecule Reactions Reveal Facile Radical Migration In Peptides, Stephen J. Blanksby, Benjamin N. Moore, Ryan R. Julian

Stephen Blanksby

Ion-molecule reactions between molecular oxygen and peptide radicals in the gas phase demonstrate that radical migration occurs easily within large biomolecules without addition of collisional activation energy.