Research Article

On the Primary Ionization Mechanism(s) in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization

Table 6

Dissociation energy of conjugates into monomers.

Conjugate of TFA with (eV) (eV) (eV)

Benzoic acid0.743.683.50
2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid0.70
4-methoxybenzoic acid0.76
4-nitrobenzoic acid0.73
4-N,N-dimethylaminobenzoic acid0.79