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Effects of ESI conditions on kinetic trapping of the solution-phase protonation isomer of p-aminobenzoic acid in the gas phase.


ABSTRACT: The effects of electrospray ionization (ESI) solvent and source temperature on the relative abundance of the preferred solution-phase (N-protonated; i.e. amine) versus preferred gas-phase (O-protonated; i.e., acid) isomers of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) were investigated. When PABA was electrosprayed from protic solvents (i.e., methanol/water), the infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectrum recorded was consistent with that for O-protonation, according to both calculations and previous studies. When aprotic solvent (i.e., acetonitrile) was used, a different spectrum was recorded and was assigned to the N-protonated isomer. As the amine is the preferred protonation site in solution, this suggests that an isomerization takes place under certain conditions. Photodissociation at the diagnostic band for the O-protonated isomer (NH2 stretching mode) was used to quantify the relative contributions of each isomer to ion signal as a function of ESI conditions. For mixtures of methanol and acetonitrile, the relative contribution of the O-protonated gas-phase structure increased as a function of methanol content. Yet, substituting methanol for water resulted in a marked decrease of isomerization to the O-protonated structure. The source temperature (i.e., temperature of a heated desolvation capillary) was found to play a key role in determining the extent of isomerization, with higher temperatures yielding increased presence of gas-phase structures. These results are consistent with a protic bridge mechanism, in which the ESI droplet temperatures, dependent on endothermic desolvation and radiative heating from the capillary, may determine the isomerization yield.

SUBMITTER: Patrick AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5542407 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of ESI conditions on kinetic trapping of the solution-phase protonation isomer of p-aminobenzoic acid in the gas phase.

Patrick Amanda L AL   Cismesia Adam P AP   Tesler Larry F LF   Polfer Nicolas C NC  

International journal of mass spectrometry 20161007


The effects of electrospray ionization (ESI) solvent and source temperature on the relative abundance of the preferred solution-phase (N-protonated; i.e. amine) versus preferred gas-phase (O-protonated; i.e., acid) isomers of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) were investigated. When PABA was electrosprayed from protic solvents (i.e., methanol/water), the infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectrum recorded was consistent with that for O-protonation, according to both calculations and previou  ...[more]

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