Hao-Yang Wang, Jun-Ting Zhang, Shu-Sheng Zhang and Yin-Long Guo
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 990-994
DOI:
10.1039/C5QO00154D,
Tutorial Account
The solvent requirements for an organic reaction are different from those of electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) analysis; therefore, some reaction solutions in non-ESI friendly solvents cannot be directly studied using ESI-MS. This mini account discusses some of our recent contributions in solving the challenging problems in the characterization of reactive intermediates in reaction solutions in non-ESI friendly solvents by using ESI-based mass spectrometry.