Butson, Jeffery M.2014-02-042014-02-0420142014http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30561http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-3539The atomic metal anions Rb-, Cs-, Cu-, Ag- and Fe- have been generated in the gas phase and reacted with various neutral reactants in a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The metal anions were formed via electrospray ionization of the metal-oxalate solutions and form in gas phase between the capillary and the first quadrupole. Neutral gas phase reactants investigated include NO, NO2, SO2, C6F5OH, C6F5NH2, C6F6, E-octafluoro-butene and 1,2,3/1,2,4/1,3,5 trifluoro-benzene. When possible, CBS-4M methods were used to suggest the lowest energy products based on relative energy. Observed reactions of atomic metal anions with the aforementioned neutral species include electron transfer and dissociative electron transfer to the neutral gas phase reactants. In addition, hydrogen abstraction and fluorine abstraction forming a neutral metal hydride or fluoride as well as the formation of multiply substituted metal-oxide/fluoride anions was also observed. Metal-complex anions observed from the gas phase reactions include CuF-,CuF2-,CuO-,CuO2-, FeO-, FeO2-, FeO3-, FeF-, FeF2-, FeF3-, CsF- and CsF2-.enMetalAnionMetal AnionAtomicAtomic Metal AnionAtomic MetalsAtomic Metal AnionsAnionsMetalsMass SpectrometerTriple QuadrupoleRbCsFeCuAgCs-Rb-Fe-Cu-Ag-pentafluoroanilinepentafluorophenolnitrogen dioxidesulfur dioxidenitrogen oxidenitrogen monoxideoxygenoxalicoxalic acidgas phaseelectrosprayionizationelectrospray ionizationelectro-spray ionizationelectro-sprayhexafluorobenzene1,2,3-trifluorobenzene1,2,4-trifluorobenzene1,3,5-trifluorobenzenefluorineE-octafluoro-buteneoctafluoro-buteneoctafluoro buteneCBS-4Mabstractionhydrogen abstractionfluorine abstractionhydridefluoridemetal hydridemetal fluoridecaesium fluoriderubidium fluorideiron fluridecopper fluoriderubidiumcaesiumironcoppersilveriron anioncopper anionrubidium anioncaesium anionsilver anioncesiumcesium anionatomic caesium anionatomic cesium anionatomic rubidium anionatomic iron anionatomic copper anionatomic silver anion1,2,3 trifluorobenzene1,2,4 trifluorobenzene1,3,5 trifluorobenzenecopper fluoride anioniron fluoride anioncopper difluoridecopper difluoride anioniron difluorideiron difluoride anioniron trifluorideiron trifluoride anioncesium fluoridecesium fluoride anioncaesium difluoride anioncaesium difluoridecesium difluoridecesium difluoride anioncaesium fluoride anionnitrogen monoxide anionsulfur dioxide anionnitrogen dioxide anioncopper oxidecopper oxide anioncopper dioxidecopper dioxide anioniron oxideiron oxide anioniron dioxideiron dioxide anioniron trioxideiron trioxide anionelectron transferThesis