Nitrene anions are a class of reactive intermediates that provide a means for studying the corresponding neutral molecules via electron photodetachment spectroscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy. The added electron makes it possible for protected nitrene anions to be manipulated by external electric and magnetic fields of a mass spectrometer. Nitrene anions also display their own unique reactivities as reagents, which have been investigated using ion/molecule reactions. Mass spectrometry of negative ions has thereby provided information on the electronic states, reactivities, and thermochemical properties of nitrene intermediates. This review also includes a discussion of condensed-phase nitrene anions.

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氮宾阴离子的质谱研究

氮烯阴离子是一类反应性中间体，为通过电子光脱离光谱和光电子能谱研究相应的中性分子提供了一种手段。添加的电子使得受保护的氮宾阴离子可以通过质谱仪的外部电场和磁场进行操纵。氮烯阴离子还显示出其作为试剂的独特反应性，已使用离子/分子反应对其进行了研究。因此，负离子质谱提供了有关氮烯中间体的电子态、反应性和热化学性质的信息。本综述还包括对凝聚相氮宾阴离子的讨论。