The influence of phenylated by-products on the MALDI analysis of chlorinated fullerenes

Yury V. Vasil'ev, Alexey V. Streletskiy, Igor V. Kuvychko, Olga V. Boltalina, Paul R. Birkett, Eleanor E.B. Campbell, Mikhail V. Korobov, Thomas Drewello

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)979-984
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Mass Spectrometry
Volume228
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 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

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