title: Two competitive INC-mediated reactions in the gas-phase fragmentation of protonated indolyl benzo[b]carbazoles.
abstract: Ion-neutral complexes (INCs) are intermediates extensively existing in gas-phase ionic reactions.
  
  
  
  Tandem mass spectrometry (MS(n) ) analysis of indolyl benzo[b]carbazoles was performed on an electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight (ESI-Q-TOF) mass spectrometer in positive ion mode.
  
  
  
  Two competing INC-mediated reactions were obtained in the fragmentation of protonated indolyl benzo[b]-carbazoles.
  
  
  
  This study enriches our knowledge of the important roles of INCs in the dissociation of indole compounds in the gas phase. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.|Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
authors.forename: Kezhi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
authors.forename: Jingfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
authors.forename: Zuguang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mawrong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee