title: Review: gas-phase ion chemistry of the noble gases: recent advances and future perspectives.
abstract: This review article surveys recent experimental and theoretical advances in the gas-phase ion chemistry of the noble gases. Covered issues include the interaction of the noble gases with metal and non-metal cations, the conceivable existence of covalent noble-gas anions, the occurrence of ion-molecule reactions involving singly-charged xenon cations, and the occurrence of bond-forming reactions involving doubly-charged cations. Research themes are also highlighted, that are expected to attract further interest in the future.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali, Università della Tuscia, L.go dell'Università, s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo, Italy. fgrandi@unitus.it
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grandinetti
mesh_terms: D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D015392:Chemistry, Inorganic / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D005741:Noble Gases / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D005741:Noble Gases