Exact mass analysis of sulfur clusters upon encapsulation by a polyaromatic capsular matrix

The structures of inorganic clusters are commonly characterized by mass spectrometry (MS), but neutral sulfur clusters heavily fragment under MS conditions, preventing their exact mass determination. Here, the authors successfully perform MS on labile cyclic sulfur clusters by stabilizing them withi...

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Main Authors: Sho Matsuno, Masahiro Yamashina, Yoshihisa Sei, Munetaka Akita, Akiyoshi Kuzume, Kimihisa Yamamoto, Michito Yoshizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00605-5