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Structural characterization of organometallic supramolecular assemblies with complex shapes by ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry

Author:
Brocker, Erin Rose
Degree Grantor:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Chemistry
Degree Supervisor:
Michael T. Bowers
Place of Publication:
[Santa Barbara, Calif.]
Publisher:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Creation Date:
2014
Issued Date:
2014
Topics:
Chemistry, Molecular and Chemistry, Physical
Keywords:
Supramolecular coordination assemblies
Mass spectrometry
Ion mobility
Organometallic compounds
Pure sciences
Genres:
Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
Dissertation:
Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014
Description:

Coordination-driven self-assembly is a technique that has been increasingly used to generate supramolecular materials for use in various nanotechnologies which require specifically designed cavities and shapes. Ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) provides a method to characterize the shape of organometallic supramolecular assemblies that cannot be unambiguously characterized through traditional methods such as X-ray crystallography or NMR due to obstacles such as insolubility or symmetry between isomers. Here drift cell IMS-MS is used to obtain absolute cross sections of a number of 2- and 3-D supramolecular assemblies, some of which do not have X-ray structures available. Experimental cross sections are compared with modeled candidate structures to make a final conformation or structural assignment. The temperature dependence of the cross sections of rigid supramolecular assemblies was investigated by IMS-MS to evaluate the newly-developed projected superposition approximation (PSA) computational algorithm against the traditional projection approximation and trajectory methods.

Physical Description:
1 online resource (102 pages)
Format:
Text
Collection(s):
UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3nc5z90
ISBN:
9781303872235
Catalog System Number:
990044635360203776
Rights:
Inc.icon only.dark In Copyright
Copyright Holder:
Erin Brocker
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