Abstract
We report a combined experimental and theoretical study of electron impact ionization (EII) to B(OCH3)3 molecule. The electron impact ionization experiment was carried out using crossed beams technique under single collision conditions with mass spectrometric analysis of the ions. The experimentally determined ionization energy of B(OCH3)3 is 10.33±0.15eV. The appearance energies of dominant fragment ions formed via OCH3 and CH3 group cleavages were determined. The experiment was supported by complex energy calculation using G3 quantum chemical method to determine the ionization energy and the reaction enthalpies leading to the experimentally observed products. Additionally, dissociative electron attachment to B(OCH3)3 has been investigated. We were able to detect only one negative ion (OCH3)− at very low intensity formed via broad resonance at 7eV.
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