PHOTODISSOCIATION SPECTROSCOPY OF M/Z-SELECTED FUNCTIONALISED PROTONATED PYRIDINE IONS: ARE SOME PREDICTIVE PATTERNS EMERGING?

摘要

Protonated N-containing aromatics are ubiquitous fundamental molecules but despite their wide-spread prevalence, there are few predictive models that describe their photostability (and fate). Photostability affects photo-induced proton-transfer, electron-transfer and internal conversation. We are targeting small, protonated N-aromatics to better understand photostability to improve this general understanding.