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Chapter I W__‘ _<br />

1.6.6. MALDI MS spectrometry<br />

MALDI (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization), a laser based s<strong>of</strong>t<br />

ionization method, developed in the late 1980s, has proven to be one <strong>of</strong> the most<br />

successful ionization methods for mass spectrometric analysis and investigation <strong>of</strong><br />

large molecules. The most important applications <strong>of</strong> MALDI mass spectrometry are<br />

(in decreasing order <strong>of</strong> importance): peptides and proteins, synthetic polymers,<br />

oligonucleotidcs, oligosaccharides, lipids, inorganics. Compared to the large number<br />

<strong>of</strong> applications for organic (especially bioorganic) compounds the use <strong>of</strong> the matrix<br />

assisted laser ionization method for the analysis <strong>of</strong> inorganic compounds is relatively<br />

rare [90]. Nevertheless there is a good chance to get useful MALDI mass spectra from<br />

many inorganic compounds with the appropriate choice <strong>of</strong> the matrix. However, with<br />

metal complexes the matrix may occupy a coordination site and additional peaks are<br />

expected. Also the acidic nature <strong>of</strong> many matrices is destructive to proton sensitive<br />

compounds.<br />

In the present study, High-resolution MAL-DI spectra were measured by the<br />

MS-service, Laboratorium fur Organische Chemie, ETH Zurich, Switzerland on an<br />

IonSpec HiResMALDI apparatus in a DCTB {T-2-[3-(4-t-butyl-phenyl)-2—methyl-2­<br />

propenylidene]malononitrile} matrix and dichloromethane solvent. All spectra were<br />

taken in positive ion mode. Simulation <strong>of</strong> isotropic distribution patterns were carried<br />

out using a free demo version <strong>of</strong> ChemSW Mass Spec Calculator.<br />

1. 6. 7. EPR spectroscopy<br />

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance {EPR) phenomenon was discovered by<br />

Zavoisky in 1944 and in the beginning it was used by physicists to study the<br />

paramagnetic metal ions in crystal lattices. lt is based on the absorption <strong>of</strong><br />

electromagnetic radiation, usually in the microwave region, which causes transitions<br />

between energy levels produced by the action <strong>of</strong> a magnetic field on an unpaired<br />

electron. For example, in the case <strong>of</strong> a Cu(ll) ion, it has an effective spin <strong>of</strong> S I % and<br />

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