@article { ISI:000346759300056,
	title = {Amine-Amine Exchange in Aminium-Methanesulfonate Aerosols},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C},
	volume = {118},
	year = {2014},
	month = {DEC 18},
	pages = {29431-29440},
	abstract = {Aerosol particles are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and have been shown to impact the Earths climate, reduce visibility, and adversely affect human health. Modeling the evolution of aerosol systems requires an understanding of the species and mechanisms involved in particle growth, including the complex interactions between particle- and gas-phase species. Here we report studies of displacement of amines (methylamine, dimethylamine, or trimethylamine) in methanesulfonate salt particles by exposure to a different gas-phase amine, using a single particle mass spectrometer, SPLAT II. The variation of the displacement with the nature of the amine suggests that behavior is dependent on water in or on the particles. Small clusters of methanesulfonic acid with amines are used as a model in quantum chemical calculations to identify key structural elements that are expected to influence water uptake, and hence the efficiency of displacement by gas-phase molecules in the aminium salts. Such molecular-level understanding of the processes affecting the ability of gas-phase amines to displace particle-phase aminium species is important for modeling the growth of particles and their impacts in the atmosphere.},
	issn = {1932-7447},
	doi = {10.1021/jp506560w},
	author = {Dawson, Matthew L. and Varner, Mychel E. and Perraud, Veronique and Ezell, Michael J. and Wilson, Jacqueline and Zelenyuk, Alla and R Benny Gerber and Finlayson-Pitts, Barbara J.}
}
