Research Article
On the Primary Ionization Mechanism(s) in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization
Table 5
Dissociation energy of conjugates into a cation and TFA anion (see Scheme
5).
| Conjugate of TFA with | (eV) | (eV) | (eV) |
| Benzoic acid | 6.04 | 3.68 | 3.50 | 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid | 6.39 | 4-methoxybenzoic acid | 5.88 | 4-nitrobenzoic acid | 6.64 | 4-N,N-dimethylaminobenzoic acid | 5.48 |
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