Use of ion-mobility mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) to map polyoxometalate keplerate clusters and their supramolecular assemblies

Robbins, P.J., Surman, A.J. , Thiel, J., Long, D.L. and Cronin, L. (2013) Use of ion-mobility mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) to map polyoxometalate keplerate clusters and their supramolecular assemblies. Chemical Communications, 49, pp. 1909-1911. (doi: 10.1039/c3cc38615e)

Abstract

We present the high-resolution (HRES-MS) and ion-mobility (IMS-MS) mass spectrometry studies of icosahedral nanoscale polyoxometalate-based {L30}{(Mo)Mo5} Keplerate clusters, and demonstrate the use of IMS-MS to resolve and map intact nanoclusters, and its potential for the discovery of new structures, in this case the first gas phase observation of ‘proto-clustering’ of higher order Keplerate supramolecular aggregates.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Long, Dr Deliang and Cronin, Professor Lee and Surman, Dr Andrew
• Authors: Robbins, P.J., Surman, A.J., Thiel, J., Long, D.L., and Cronin, L.
• Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Chemical Communications
• Journal Abbr.: Chem. Comm.
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• ISSN: 1359-7345
• ISSN (Online): 1364-548X