Dr Caroline Dessent Publications

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

2012

  • Collision Induced Dissociation of Halide Ion-Arginine Complexes: Evidence for Anion-Induced Zwitterion Formation in Gas-Phase Arginine.
    E M Milner, M G D Nix and C E H Dessent, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2012, 116, 801-809.

2011

  • Evidence for hydrogen bond network formation in microsolvated clusters of [Pt(CN)4]2-: Collision induced dissociation studies of [Pt(CN)4]2-.(H2O)n n=1-4 and [Pt(CN)4]2-.(MeCN)m m=1,2 cluster ions.
    E M Milner, M G D Nix and C E H Dessent, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 18379.

2010

  • Noncovalent interactions in the Gas-Phase Conformers of Anionic Iduraonate (methyl 2-O-sulfo-alpha-L-iduronate): Variation of subconformer versus ring conformer energetics for a prototypical anionic monosaccharide studied using computational methods.
    C J Taylor, M G D Nix and C E H Dessent, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2010, 114, 1153.

2009

  • Structural Characterization of Negatively-Charged Glycosaminoglycans Using High-Energy (50-150 keV) Collisional Activation.
    C J Taylor, R M Burke, B Wu, S Panja, S B Nielsen and C E H Dessent, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2009, 285, 70.
  • Effect of cation complexation on the structure of a conformationally flexible multiply charged anion: Stabilization of excess charge in the Na+.Adenosine 5'-Triphosphate Dianion Ion-Pair Complex.
    R M Burke and C E H Dessent, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2009, 113, 2683-2692.
  • Probing the gas-phase stability of the [Re2X8]2-(X=Cl, Br) [and Re2XnY8-n]2- (X=Cl, Y=Br, n=1-3) metal-metal bond complexes.
    C J Taylor, B Wu, M G D Nix, and C E H Dessent, Chem. Phys. Lett., 2009, 479, 4-6.

2008

  • Effect of noncovalent interactions on conformers of the n-butylbenzene monomer studied by mass analkyzed threshold ionization spectroscopy and basis-set convergent ab initio computations.
    X Tong, J Cerny, K Muller-Dethlefs and C E H Dessent, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2008, 112, 5866-5871.
  • On the intrinisic stability of the isolated dichromate dianion: Collision activated dissociation of a multiply charged anion via electron detachment.
    C J Taylor, B Wu and C E H Dessent, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2008, 276, 31-36.

2007

  • Multidimensional Franck-Condon Simulations of Photodetachment Spectra for the Formate-Water Cluster Anion: Investigating H Atom Transfer Along the HCOOH + OH Reaction Coordinate.
    J Guo, I Pugliesi, K Muller-Dethlefs, and C E H Dessent, J. Chem. Phys., 2007, 127, 234308.
  • Characterizing the intrinsic stability of gas-phase clusters of transition metal complex dianions with alkali metal counterions: Counterion perturbation of multiply charged anions.
    R M Burke, W E Boxford and C E H Dessent, J Chem Phys, 2007, 126, 064308.
  • On the propensity for electron transfer in high energy collisions of iridium complex anions with Cesium Atoms.
    R M Burke, W E Boxford, S Panja, S Brondsted Nielsen and C E H Dessent, Chem. Phys. Lett.2007, 442, 201-205.
  • New insights into dianion-cation contact ion-pairs: understanding the effect of cation complexation on the electron detachment and ionic fragmentation pathways of multiply charged anions.
    W E Boxford, R M Burke and C E H Dessent, Physica Scripta, 2007, 76, C56.

2006

  • Counter-ion perturbation of the fragmentation pathways of multiply charged anions: Evidence for exit channel complexes on the fragmentation potential energy surfaces.
    R M Burke, W E Boxford and C E H Dessent, J Chem Phys, 2006, 125, Art No. 021105.
  • Probing the intrinsic features and environmental stabilization of multiply charged anions.
    W E Boxford and C E H Dessent, Phys Chem Chem Phys, 2006, 8, 5151-5165.
  • Microsolvation of the chlorine oxide anion and chlorine oxide radical: Structures and energetics of the ClO-·(H2O)n and ClO·(H2O)n n=1-4 clusters.
    J W Guo, M J Watkins, K Muller-Dethlefs and C E H Dessent, Chem Phys Lett, 2006, 429, 32-37.

2005

  • Stabilization of Excess Charge in Isolated Adenosine 5’-triphosphote and Adenosine 5’-diphosphate Multiply and Singly Charged Anions.
    R M Burke, J K Pearce, W E Boxford, A Bruckmann and C E H Dessent, J Phys Chem A, 2005, 109, 9775-9785.
  • High-energy collision induced dissociation of iridium hexa-halide dianions: Observation of triple electron detachment and other decay pathways.
    W E Boxford, M El-Ghazaly, C E H Dessent and S B Nielsen, Int J Mass Spect, 2005, 244, 60-64.
  • On the stability of IrCl6 3- and other triply charged anions: Solvent stabilisation versus ionic fragmentation and electron detachment for the IrCl6 3-·(H2O)n n=0-10 microsolvated clusters.
    W E Boxford, and C E H Dessent, J Phys Chem A, 2005, 109, 5836-5845.

2004

  • Ionic fragmentation versus electron detachment in isolated transition metal complex dianions.
    W E Boxford, J K Pearce and C E H Dessent, Chem Phys Lett, 2004, 399, 465-470.
  • Probing the effects of molecular conformation on ionization dynamics using threshold ionization techniques.
    M S Ford, X Tong, C E H Dessent, and K Müller-Dethlefs, Abs Pap Am Chem Soc, 2004, 227, 9-PHYS Part 2, MAR 28.

2003

  • Exploring the microscopic solvation of doubly charged anions: Symmetric or asymmetric solvation in the CO2-(CH2)4-CO2 2-·(H2O)2 dicarboxylate dianion cluster?
    C E H Dessent and C Rigby, Chem Phys Lett, 2003, 370, 52-61.
  • The effect of conformation on the ionisation energetics of n-butylbenzene I: A threshold ionisation study.
    X Tong, M S Ford, C E H Dessent, and K Müller-Dethlefs, J Chem Phys, 2003, 119, 12908-12913.
  • The effect of conformation on the ionisation energetics of n-butylbenzene II: A partially rotationally resolved zero kinetic energy photoelectron spectroscopy study.
    M S Ford, X Tong, C E H Dessent, and K Müller-Dethlefs, J Chem Phys, 2003, 119, 12914-12920.
  • Physical Chemist.
    C E H Dessent, in "Science, Not Art: Ten Scientists’ Diaries", ed. J Turney, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, London, 2003, 128-141.

2002

  • A PW91 density functional theory study of conformational choice in 2-phenylethanol, n-butylbenzene and their cations: Problems for density functional theory?
    M D Patey and C E H Dessent, J Phys Chem A, 2002, 106, 4623-4631.
  • A PFI-ZEKE study of m-fluorophenol and its aqueous complexes.
    K Yoshida, K Suzuki, S Ishiuchi, M Sakai, M Fujii, C E H Dessent, and K. Müller-Dethlefs, PCCP, 2002, 3, 2534-2538.
  • A ZEKE photoelectron spectroscopy study of the cis and trans isomers of formanilide.
    S Ullrich, G. Tarczay, X Tong, C E H Dessent, and K Muller-Dethlefs, Ang Chemie, 2002, 41, 166-168.
  • A REMPI and ZEKE spectroscopy study of the trans-formanilide·Ar van der Waals cluster.
    S Ullrich, X Tong, M S Ford, C E H Dessent, and K Muller-Dethlefs, Chem Phys Lett, 2002, 351, 121-127.
  • Hydration of a cationic amide group: A ZEKE photoelectron study of trans-formanilide·water.
    S Ullrich, G Tarczay, X Tong, C E H Dessent, and K Muller-Dethlefs, Phys Chem Chem Phys, 2002, 3, 2897-2903.
  • Intermolecular Vibration and Internal Rotation of a Methyl Group in Acetanilide·Ar.
    X Tong, S Ullrich, C E H Dessent, and K Muller-Dethlefs, Phys Chem Chem Phys, 2002, 3, 3578-3582.

2001

  • A ZEKE photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio study of the cis- and trans-isomers of formanilide: Characterizing the cationic amide bond?
    S Ullrich, G Tarczay, X Tong, C E H Dessent, and K Muller-Dethlefs, Phys Chem Chem Phys, 2001, 3, 5450-5458.