Fundamental Studies of Ion-Molecule Reactions

While past research efforts focused on gaining a general understanding the mechanisms of a wide range of ion-molecule reactions, current efforts in this area are more focused.  The first publication described below investigated a reaction that is difficult to study and for which results in the literature differed significantly.  The second publication details a vast kinetic study aimed at providing critical data for chemical ionization studies of food aromas.

Representative Publications

"Temperature dependence of the oxide ion/ozone reaction in the gas phase," J.M. Van Doren, S. Williams, A.J,. Midley, T.M. Miller, and A. A. Viggiano, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 241, 185 (2005).

"A selected ion flow tube studies of the reactions of H3O+, NO+, and O2+ with selected saturated and unsaturated aldehydes and the subsequent hydration of the product ions," P. Spanel, J.M. Van Doren, D.Smith, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 213, 163 (2002).