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Mass Spectrometry: Proton Affinities

Published

Author(s)

E P. Hunter, S G. Lias

Abstract

This article presents a short review for a general reader of determinations of proton affinities and basicites in the gas phase. The evaluation of the scale of proton affinities and gas phase basicities is described.
Citation
Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
Pub Type
Encyclopedias

Keywords

enthalpy, entropy, gas basicity, Gibbs free energy, proton affinity, proton transfer, protonation entropy

Citation

Hunter, E. and Lias, S. (2001), Mass Spectrometry: Proton Affinities, Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry (Accessed June 4, 2023)

Created January 31, 2001, Updated October 16, 2008