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Mechanistic insights from mass spectrometry: examination of the elementary steps of catalytic reactions in the gas phase

Vikse, Krista L. ; McIndoe, J. Scott

In: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2015, vol. 87, no. 4, p. 361-377

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    Titre
    • Mechanistic insights from mass spectrometry: examination of the elementary steps of catalytic reactions in the gas phase
    Auteur
    • Vikse, Krista L.. Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, HCI G 220, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
    • McIndoe, J. Scott. Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3065 Victoria, BC V8W3V6, Canada
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2015, vol. 87, no. 4, p. 361-377. De Gruyter
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:326154
    Summary
    Real-time mass spectrometric monitoring of speciation in a catalytic reaction while it is occurring provides powerful insights into mechanistic aspects of the reaction, but cannot be expected to elucidate all details. However, mass spectrometers are not limited just to analysis: they can serve as reaction vessels in their own right, and given their powers of separation and activation in the gas phase, they are also capable of generating and isolating reactive intermediates. We can use these capabilities to help fill in our overall understanding of the catalytic cycle by examining the elementary steps that make it up. This article provides examples of how these simple reactions have been examined in the gas phase.