Why are nH-perfluoroalkanoate ions more mobile than expected? Implications for identifying an emerging environmental pollutant

Karl J. Jobst*, Chloe Penney, Peter C. Burgers

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Abstract

nH-Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (nH-PFCAs) are emerging pollutants. Their identification by ion mobility is frustrated by the nH-PFCAs having unexpectedly small collision cross sections (CCS). Theory and experiment agree that this is because nH-PFCA ions undergo internal hydrogen bridging, and this insight will help guide the creation of more accurate methods for pollutant identification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7894-7897
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume60
Issue number61
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jul 2024

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