title: A study of the spiropyran-merocyanine system using ion mobility-mass spectrometry: experimental support for the cisoid conformation.
abstract: The spiropyran-merocyanine system was studied using ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) and three major conformers were identified. Assignment of conformers is based on DFT-B3LYP energy minimized structures and collision cross-sections as light-induced changes in IM-MS. The three conformers were assigned to the spiropyran, cisoid and transoid structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. wb20@txstate.edu.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Allison R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rodier
authors.forename: Jake A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Nick A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Xiaopeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Brittain