title: Gas-phase synthesis and reactivity of the lithium acetate enolate anion, -CH2CO2Li.
abstract: Aerial pingpong: The lithium acetate enolate anion, the prototypical lithium salt of an alpha-deprotonated carboxylate, was prepared in the gas phase by electrospray ionization (ESI) and collision-induced ionization (CID). Its structure, reactivity, and energetics are presented along with the results of high-level computations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St., SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: George N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Khairallah
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kass
authors.forename: Richard A J
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: O'Hair
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000838:Anions; D005740:Gases; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C488804:lithium acetate