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Ionization methods for the mass spectrometry of organometallic compounds
Author(s) -
Vikse Krista L.,
Scott McIndoe J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 1076-5174
DOI - 10.1002/jms.4286
Subject(s) - chemistry , mass spectrometry , flow chart , organometallic chemistry , ionization , direct electron ionization liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry interface , chemical ionization , group 2 organometallic chemistry , biochemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , molecule , ion , catalysis , engineering drawing , engineering
Abstract The rapid development of new ionization methods has greatly expanded the ability of mass spectrometry to target diverse areas of chemistry. Synthetic organometallic and inorganic chemists often find themselves with interesting characterization problems that mass spectrometry could potentially find the answer for, but without a guide for choosing the appropriate method of analysis. This tutorial review seeks to provide that guidance via a simple flow chart followed by a brief description of how each common ionization method works. It covers all of the commonly used ionization techniques as well as promising variants and aims to be a resource of first resort for organometallic chemists and analysts tackling a new problem.