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Guided ion beam tandem mass spectrometry (GIBMS) was used to measure the kinetic energy dependent product ion cross sections for reactions of the lanthanide metal praseodymium cation (Pr+) with O2, CO2, and CO and reactions of PrO+ with CO, O2, and Xe. PrO+ is formed through barrierless exothermic processes when the atomic metal cation reacts with O2 and CO2, whereas all other reactions are observed to be endothermic. Analyses of the kinetic energy dependences of these cross sections yield 0 K bond dissociation energies (BDEs) for PrO+, PrC+, PrCO+, and PrO2+. The 0 K BDE for PrO+ is determined to be 7.62 ± 0.09 eV from the weighted average of five independent thresholds. This value is combined with the well-established ionization energy (IE) of Pr to indicate an exothermicity of the chemi-ionization reaction, Pr + O → PrO+ + e−, of 2.15 ± 0.09 eV. Additionally, BDEs of Pr+–C, OPr+–O, and Pr+–CO are determined to be 2.97 ± 0.10. 2.47 ± 0.11, and 0.31 ± 0.07 eV. Theoretical Pr+–O, Pr+–C, OPr+–O, and Pr+–CO BDEs are calculated for comparison with experimental values. The Pr+–O BDE is underestimated at the B3LYP and PBE0 level of theory but better agreement is obtained using the coupled-cluster with single, double, and perturbative triple excitations, CCSD(T), level. Density functional theory approaches yield better agreement for the BDEs of Pr+–C, OPr+–O, and Pr+–CO.

The gas-phase structures of cationized glycine (Gly), including complexes with Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+, are examined using infrared multiple-photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy utilizing light generated by a free electron laser, in conjunction with ab initio calculations. To identify the structures present in the experimental studies, measured IRMPD spectra are compared to spectra calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) for the Li+, Na+, and K+ complexes and at B3LYP/def2TZVP for the Rb+ and Cs+ complexes. Single-point energy calculations were carried out at the B3LYP, B3P86, and MP2(full) levels using the 6-311+G(2d,2p) basis set for Li+, Na+, K+ and the def2TZVPP basis set for Rb+ and Cs+. The Li+ and Na+ complexes are identified as metal cation coordination to the amino nitrogen and carbonyl oxygen, [N,CO]-tt, although Na+(Gly) may have contributions from additional structures. The heavier metal cations coordinate to either the carbonyl oxygen, [CO]-cc, or the carbonyl oxygen and hydroxy oxygen, [CO,OH]-cc, with the former apparently preferred for Rb+ and Cs+ and the latter for K+. These two structures reside in a double-well potential and different levels of theory predict very different relative stabilities. Some experimental evidence is provided that MP2(full) theory provides the most accurate relative energies.

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Guided ion beam tandem mass spectrometry (GIBMS) was used to measure the kinetic energy dependent product ion cross sections for reactions of the lanthanide metal praseodymium cation (Pr+) with O2, CO2, and CO and reactions of PrO+ with CO, O2, and Xe. PrO+ is formed through barrierless exothermic processes when the atomic metal cation reacts with O2 and CO2, whereas all other reactions are observed to be endothermic. Analyses of the kinetic energy dependences of these cross sections yield 0 K bond dissociation energies (BDEs) for PrO+, PrC+, PrCO+, and PrO2+. The 0 K BDE for PrO+ is determined to be 7.62 ± 0.09 eV from the weighted average of five independent thresholds. This value is combined with the well-established ionization energy (IE) of Pr to indicate an exothermicity of the chemi-ionization reaction, Pr + O → PrO+ + e-, of 2.15 ± 0.09 eV. Additionally, BDEs of Pr+-C, OPr+-O, and Pr+-CO are determined to be 2.97 ± 0.10. 2.47 ± 0.11, and 0.31 ± 0.07 eV. Theoretical Pr+-O, Pr+-C, OPr+-O, and Pr+-CO BDEs are calculated for comparison with experimental values. The Pr+-O BDE is underestimated at the B3LYP and PBE0 level of theory but better agreement is obtained using the coupled-cluster with single, double, and perturbative triple excitations, CCSD(T), level. Density functional theory approaches yield better agreement for the BDEs of Pr+-C, OPr+-O, and Pr+-CO.

Methionine (Met) cationized with Zn2+, forming Zn (Met-H)+(ACN) where ACN = acetonitrile, Zn (Met-H)+, and ZnCl+(Met), as well as Cd2+, forming CdCl+(Met), were examined by infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) action spectroscopy using light generated from the FELIX free electron laser. A series of low-energy conformers for each complex was found using quantum-chemical calculations in order to identify the structures formed experimentally. For all four complexes, spectral comparison indicated that the main binding motif observed is a charge solvated, tridentate structure where the metal center binds to the backbone amino group nitrogen, backbone carbonyl oxygen (where the carboxylic acid is deprotonated in two of the Zn2+ complexes), and side-chain sulfur. For all species, the predicted ground structures reproduce the experimental spectra well, although low-lying conformers characterized by similar binding motifs may also contribute in each system. The current work provides valuable information regarding the binding interaction between Met and biologically relevant metals. Further, the comparison between the current work and previous analyses involving alkali metal cationized Met as well as cysteine (the other sulfur containing amino acid) cationized with Zn2+ and Cd2+ allows for the elucidation of important metal dependent trends associated with physiologically important metal-sulfur binding.

Metallated gas-phase structures consisting of a deprotonated and an intact histidine (His) ligand, yielding M(His-H)(His)+, where M = Zn and Cd, were examined with infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) action spectroscopy utilizing light from a free-electron laser (FEL). In parallel, quantum chemical calculations identified several low-energy isomers for each complex. Experimental action spectra were compared to linear spectra calculated at the B3LYP level of theory using the 6-311+G(d,p) and def2-TZVP basis sets for the zinc and cadmium complexes, respectively. For both Zn and Cd species, the definitive assignment is complicated by conflicting relative energetics, which were calculated at B3LYP, B3LYP-GD3BJ, B3P86, and MP2(full) levels. Spectral comparison for both species indicates that the dominant conformation, [Nα, Nπ, CO-][CO2-](NπH+), has the deprotonated His chelating the metal at the amine nitrogen, π nitrogen of the imidazole ring, and the deprotonated carbonyl oxygen and that the intact His ligand adopts a salt-bridge bidentate binding motif, coordinating the metal with both carboxylate oxygens. There is also evidence for a conformation where the deprotonated His coordination is maintained, but the intact His ligand adopts a more canonical structure, coordinating with the metal atom at the amine nitrogen and π nitrogen, [Nα, Nπ, CO-][Nα, Nπ]gtgg. For both metallated species, B3LYP, B3P86, and B3LYP-GD3BJ levels of theory appear to describe the relative stability of the dominant zwitterionic species more accurately than the MP2(full) level.

The present work explores the structure of the gold carbene cation, AuCH