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Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 4, 435 - 440 (1998) |
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The effect of counter ions in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization of poly(methyl methacrylate) | ||
Anne-Mette Hoberg, David M. Haddleton and Peter J. Derrick* |
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ABSTRACT: | ||
The role of the counter anion in positive-ion matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been investigated. When PMMA was analyzed by MALDI in the presence of different alkali metal halides, A+X-, ion yields decreased on changing X- from I- to Br- to Cl-. The effects of changing the alkali metal cation A+ were greater when X- was chloride than when X- was iodide. With a mixture of two different alkali metal cations, PMMA showed different affinities for the cations, dependent upon which counter anion was present. | ||
Keywords: MALDI, synthetic polymers, cationization, counter ions |
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