Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity

Resonance-enhanced 266 nm 1 + 1 multiphoton ionization has been used in conjunction with a liquid microjet time-of-flight mass spectrometer to explore the photochemistry of a 10–3 M solution of anisole in ethanol. Only ions generated in the condensed phase originating from the three-photon non-reson...

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Main Authors: Holstein, W., Dobeck, L., Otten, D., Metha, G., Buntine, Mark
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Published: CSIRO Publishing 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39994
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author Holstein, W.
Dobeck, L.
Otten, D.
Metha, G.
Buntine, Mark
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Dobeck, L.
Otten, D.
Metha, G.
Buntine, Mark
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description Resonance-enhanced 266 nm 1 + 1 multiphoton ionization has been used in conjunction with a liquid microjet time-of-flight mass spectrometer to explore the photochemistry of a 10–3 M solution of anisole in ethanol. Only ions generated in the condensed phase originating from the three-photon non-resonant ionization of the ethanol solvent are liberated into the vacuum. No solute ions generated in solution are observed unless the concentration is increased to 1 M. Under high concentration conditions, solute pairing or aggregation at the liquid surface is a necessary precursor towards liberating solute photoions into the vacuum via a Coulombic explosion. At a solution concentration of 10–3 M, a decreased solute ion density at the liquid surface is insufficient to initiate a Coulombic explosion into the vacuum. Rather, non-resonantly generated solvent ions on the liquid surface dominate the ion ejection process. Related studies on 10–3 M solutions of 4-methoxyphenol in both ethanol and water show that at this concentration solute ionization is most likely to be observed following thermal evaporation from the surface of a liquid beam.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-399942017-09-13T15:08:56Z Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity Holstein, W. Dobeck, L. Otten, D. Metha, G. Buntine, Mark Cluster ions Aqueous-solution dissociation Ion-molecule reactions Beam ejection Photoionization Multiphoton ionization Aniline ethanol solution Desorption mass-spectrometry Resonance-enhanced 266 nm 1 + 1 multiphoton ionization has been used in conjunction with a liquid microjet time-of-flight mass spectrometer to explore the photochemistry of a 10–3 M solution of anisole in ethanol. Only ions generated in the condensed phase originating from the three-photon non-resonant ionization of the ethanol solvent are liberated into the vacuum. No solute ions generated in solution are observed unless the concentration is increased to 1 M. Under high concentration conditions, solute pairing or aggregation at the liquid surface is a necessary precursor towards liberating solute photoions into the vacuum via a Coulombic explosion. At a solution concentration of 10–3 M, a decreased solute ion density at the liquid surface is insufficient to initiate a Coulombic explosion into the vacuum. Rather, non-resonantly generated solvent ions on the liquid surface dominate the ion ejection process. Related studies on 10–3 M solutions of 4-methoxyphenol in both ethanol and water show that at this concentration solute ionization is most likely to be observed following thermal evaporation from the surface of a liquid beam. 2003 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39994 10.1071/CH03011 CSIRO Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Cluster ions
Aqueous-solution
dissociation
Ion-molecule reactions
Beam
ejection
Photoionization
Multiphoton ionization
Aniline ethanol solution
Desorption mass-spectrometry
Holstein, W.
Dobeck, L.
Otten, D.
Metha, G.
Buntine, Mark
Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity
title Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity
title_full Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity
title_fullStr Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity
title_full_unstemmed Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity
title_short Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity
title_sort ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity
topic Cluster ions
Aqueous-solution
dissociation
Ion-molecule reactions
Beam
ejection
Photoionization
Multiphoton ionization
Aniline ethanol solution
Desorption mass-spectrometry
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39994