title: Letter: Identification of polyborate ions in aqueous solution by electrospray ionisation Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry.
abstract: Ultra-high-resolution mass spectrometry was used to investigate polyborate species in aqueous solution. The mass spectrum of boric acid revealed clusters of polyborate ions. Constituents with up to 19 B atoms were assigned and 15 species and their relationship were investigated in depth with collision-induced fragmentation. Based on the observed fragments, we proposed herein a potential fragmentation pathway for the observed polyborate molecules.
authors.forename: Andras
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: Phillippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmitt-Kopplin
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000032:analysis; D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry*; D001888:Boric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D001881:Borates; D001888:Boric Acids; D007306:Insecticides; C032688:boric acid