Reactions of selected organic, organosilicon and organophosphorus anions in the gas phase / by Richard Alfred John O'Hair.

Copies of author's previously published articles inserted.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 193-215)xiv, 216 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.Studies the structure and reactivity of organic, organosilicon and organophosphorus anions in the gas phase. Theoretical ab initio calculations and collisional activation in a reverse geometry mass spectrometer revealed structural information and reactivity was probed using the flowing afterglow reactor.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Organic Chemistry, 199