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Reingold, R.N., Perkins, E.G., and Picciano, M.F., Separation of folate derivatives by in situ paired-ion high pressure liquid chromatography, J. Chromatogr., 190, 237—240, 1980. 

At the limit of extremely low particle densities, for example under the conditions prevalent in interstellar space, ion-molecule reactions become important (see chapter A3.51. At very high pressures gas-phase kinetics approach the limit of condensed phase kinetics where elementary reactions are less clearly defined due to the large number of particles involved (see chapter A3.6). 

These days, remarkably high-resolution spectra are obtained for positive and negative ions using coaxial-beam spectrometers and various microwave and IR absorption teclmiques as described earlier. Infonnation on molecular bond strengths, isomeric fonus and energetics may also be obtained from the teclmiques discussed earlier. The kinetics of cluster-ion fonuation, as studied in a selected-ion flow tube (SIFT) or by high-pressure... 

Kebarle P 1988 Pulsed eleotron high pressure mass speotrometer Techniques for the Study of Ion-Molecule Reactions ed J M Farrar and W FI Saunders Jr (New York Wiley)... 

Knighton W B and Grimsurd E P 1996 Gas phase ion ohemistry under oonditions of very high pressure Advances in Gas Phase Ion Chemistry ed N G Adams and L M Baboook (JAI)... 

A connnon approach has been to measure the equilibrium constant, K, for these reactions as a fiinction of temperature with the use of a variable temperature high pressure ion source (see section (Bl.7.2)1. The ion concentrations are approximated by their abundance in the mass spectrum, while the neutral concentrations are known from the sample mlet pressure. A van t Hoff plot of In K versus /T should yield a straight Ime with slope equal to the reaction enthalpy (figure B1.7.11). Combining the PA with a value for basicityG at one temperature yields a value for A.S for the half-reaction involving addition of a proton to a species. While quadnipoles have been tire instruments of choice for many of these studies, other mass spectrometers can act as suitable detectors [19, 20]. 

Figure Bl.7.11. Van t HofF plot for equilibrium data obtained for die reaetion of isobutene with anuuonia in a high pressure ion soiiree (reprodueed from data in [19]).

This volume eontains exeellent diseussions of the various methods for studying ion-moleeule reaotions in the gas phase, ineluding high pressure mass speotrometry, ion eyelotron resonanee speotrosoopy (and FT-ICR) and seleeted ion flow tube mass speotrometry. 

Protonation of formic acid similarly leads, after the formation at low temperature of the parent carboxonium ion, to the formyl cation. The persistent formyl cation was observed by high-pressure NMR only recently (Horvath and Gladysz). An equilibrium with diprotonated carbon monoxide causing rapid exchange can be involved, which also explains the observed high reactivity of carbon monoxide in supera-cidic media. Not only aromatic but also saturated hydrocarbons (such as isoalkanes and adamantanes) can be readily formylated. 

The ion source, across which an electron beam passes, is filled with methane, the reagent gas. There is a high vacuum around the ion source, so, to maintain a high pressure in the source itself, as many holes as possible must be blocked off or made small. Interaction of methane (CH4) with electrons (e ) gives methane molecular ions (CH4 "), as shown in Figure 1.2a. 

Statistically, in a high-pressure region, an ion will be struck by neutral molecules randomly from all angles. The ion receives as many collisions from behind as in front and as many collisions from one side as from the other. Therefore, it can be expected that the overall forward motion of the ion will be maintained but that the trajectory will be chaotic and similar to Brownian motion (Figure 49.4b). Overall, the ion trajectory can be expected to be approximately along the line of its initial velocity direction, since it is still influenced by the applied potential difference V. 

The use of separation techniques, such as gel permeation and high pressure Hquid chromatography interfaced with sensitive, silicon-specific aas or ICP detectors, has been particularly advantageous for the analysis of siUcones in environmental extracts (469,483—486). Supercritical fluid chromatography coupled with various detection devices is effective for the separation of siUcone oligomers that have molecular weights less than 3000 Da. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-sims) is appHcable up to 10,000 Da (487). 

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