Surface acoustic wave nebulization (SAWN) has recently been reported as a novel method to transfer non-volatile analytes directly from solution to the gas phase for mass spectrometric analysis. Here we present a comparison of the survival yield of SAWN versus electrospray ionization (ESI) produced ions. A series of substituted benzylpyridinium (BzPy) compounds were utilized to measure ion survival yield from which ion energetics were inferred. We also estimated bond dissociation energies using higher level quantum chemical calculations than previously reported for BzPy ions. Additionally, the effects on BzPy precursor ion survival of SAWN operational parameters such as inlet capillary temperature and solution flow-rate were investigated. Under all conditions tested, SAWN-generated BzPy ions displayed a higher tendency for survival and thus have lower internal energies than those formed by ESI.
表面声波雾化(
SAWN)最近被报道为一种新颖的方法,可以将非挥发性分析物直接从溶液转移到气相,以进行质谱分析。在这里,我们比较了
SAWN与电喷雾电离(ESI)生成的离子的存活产率。我们使用了一系列取代的
苄基吡啶(BzPy)化合物来测量离子的存活产率,从中推断出离子的能量特征。我们还使用比之前报道的BzPy离子更高级的量子
化学计算来估算键键解离能。此外,我们还研究了
SAWN操作参数(如入口毛细管温度和溶液流速)对BzPy前体离子存活的影响。在所有测试条件下,
SAWN生成的BzPy离子表现出更高的存活倾向,因此其内部能量低于由ESI形成的离子。