Abstract
Chlorinated [60]fullerenes which have been prepared by a variety of different synthetic methods have been studied by means of direct laser desorption/ionisation (LDI), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) and desorption electron ionisation (DEI) mass spectrometry. The aim of this investigation has been the elucidation of the unusual signal sequence observed in earlier positive-ion MALDI experiments, which featured a spacing of 77Da between the signals of fullerene-containing ions. Circumstantial evidence has been provided, which strongly indicates that the 77Da correspond to a C6H5 (phenyl) ligand. The findings reveal that phenylated by-products that result from the use of benzene during synthesis may be of strong influence on the physico-chemical characterisation of chlorinated C60.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 979-984 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Mass Spectrometry |
Volume | 228 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Aug 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Y.V.V. and T.D. gratefully acknowledge financial support by The Leverhulme Trust and are thankful to Darren M. Wallis for help with the figures. P.R.B. acknowledges Dr. N. Sivaraman (Chemical Group, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India) for help with the synthesis. O.V.B., I.V.K. and A.V.S. acknowledge the Volkswagen Stiftung for partial support through Grant 1/77 855. A.V.S. thanks Profs. S. Strauss and O.V. Boltalina for financial support of his stay at Warwick.
Keywords
- Chlorinated fullerenes
- LDI
- MALDI