Mechanism
The attachment of a low energy electron can give rise to two possible reactions for the compound, as shown below. Either the compound attaches an electron to form a radical anion,
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or the compound fragments, resulting in electron capture dissociation (ECD). ECD forms an anion fragment and a radical fragment
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Fragmentation in ECI has been studied by tandem mass spectrometry.
Read more about this topic: Electron-capture Mass Spectrometry
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