Scientific Papers

2020-2024

65) Jürgen H. Gross “Atmospheric pressure field desorption-trapped ion mobility-mass spectrometry coupling”, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2024, 416; Open Access, read online at DOI 10.1007/s00216-024-05282-0.

64) Jan Schweinfurth, H. Bernhard Linden, Jürgen H. Gross “Robust and versatile assembly for emitter positioning, observation, and heating in atmospheric pressure field desorption mass spectrometry”, Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 2024, 30(2), 103-115; Open Access, read online at DOI 10.1177/14690667241236073.

63) Jürgen H. Gross “Atmosphärendruck-Felddesorptions-Massenspektrometrie: Eine Hochvakuum-Ionisationstechnik geht an die frische Luft“, GIT-Laborfachzeitschrift, Feb. 2024 (1); online journal, Open Access, read at https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/content/magazine-do/git-labor-fachzeitschrift-01-2024 or in English "Atmospheric pressure field desorption mass spectrometry: A high vacuum ionization technique takes a breath of fresh air", Wiley Analytical Science, Dec. 2023, online journal, Open Access, read at https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/content/article-do/atmospheric-pressure-field-desorption-mass-spectrometry.

62) Jürgen H. Gross, “Application of atmospheric pressure field desorption for the analysis of anionic surfactants in commercial detergents”, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2023, 415(26), 6421-6430; Open Access, read online at DOI 10.1007/s00216-023-04917-y

61) Matthias Hoyer, Jürgen H. Gross, “Molecular ion formation on activated field emitters in atmospheric pressure field desorption-mass spectrometry”, Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2023, 415(12), 2307-2315; Open Access, read online at DOI 10.1007/s00216-023-04652-4.

60) Philippe Wagner, Frank Rominger, Jürgen H. Gross, and Michael Mastalerz, “Solvent-Controlled Quadruple Catenation of Giant Chiral [8+12] Salicylimine Cubes Driven by Weak Hydrogen Bonding”, Angew. Chem., 2023, read online at DOI 10.1002/anie.202217251.

59) Jürgen H. Gross “Desorption of positive and negative ions from activated field emitters at atmospheric pressure”, Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 2023, 29(1), 21-32. EJMS special issue FD and LIFDI, Open Access, read online at DOI 10.1177/14690667221133388.

58) Ross, Lisa; Reitemeier, Julius; Ghalami, Farhad; Zhang, Wen-Shan; Gross, Juergen H.; Rominger, Frank; Schröder, Rasmus; Elstner, Marcus; Mastalerz, Michael "Two Dimensional Triptycene End-Capping and Its Influence on the Self-Assembly of Quinox-alinophenanthrophenazines" Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2023, 41(10), 1198-1208; read online at DOI 10.1002/cjoc.202200754.

57) Bahiru Benke, Tobias Kirschbaum, Jürgen Graf, Jürgen H. Gross, Michael Mastalerz “Dimeric and Trimeric Catenation of Giant Chiral [8+12] Imine Cubes Driven by Weak Supramolecular Interactions”, Nature Chemistry, 2023, 15, 413-423; DOI 10.1038/s41557-022-01094-w.

56) Katharina Bleher, Peter Comba, Jürgen H. Gross, Thomas Josephy, “ESI and Tandem-MS for mechanistic studies with high-valent transition metal species”, Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51, 8625-8639; read online at DOI 10.1039/d2dt00809b.

55) Jürgen H. Gross, “Poly(2-Vinylpyridine) as a Reference Compound for Mass Calibration in Positive-Ion Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Mass Spectrometry on Different Instrumental Platforms” Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 2021, 27, 191-204; Open Access, read article at DOI: 10.1177/14690667211055701

54) Mathias H. Linden, H. Bernhard Linden, Jürgen H. Gross, “Negative-Ion Field Desorption Revisited by Using Liquid Injection Field Desorption/Ionization-Mass Spectrometry on Recent Instrumentation”, Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2021, 413, 6845-6855; Open Access, read article at DOI:10.1007/s00216-021-03641-9k

53) Philippe Wagner, Frank Rominger, Wen-Shan Zhang, Jürgen H. Gross, Sven M. Elbert, Rasmus R. Schröder, Michael Mastalerz, „Chiral Self-sorting of Giant Cubic [8+12] Salicylimine Cage Compounds”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2-11, Open Access, read article at DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016592

52) Jürgen H. Gross, “Saccharose Cluster Ions as Mass Calibrants in Positive-Ion Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry”, Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 2020, 26(5), 324-331, read article at DOI: 10.1177/1469066720958535

51) Jürgen H. Gross, “From the Discovery of Field Ionization to Field Desorption and Liquid Injection Field Desorption/Ionization-Mass Spectrometry – A Journey from Principles and Applications to a Glimpse into the Future”, Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 2020, 26(4), 241-273. Open Access, read article at DOI: 10.1177/1469066720939399.

50) Monika Stróżyńska, Jürgen H. Gross, Katrin Schuhen "Structural Investigation of Perfluorocarboxylic Acid Derivatives Formed in the Reaction with N,N-Dimethylformamide Dialkylacetals", Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 2020, 26(2), 131-143; DOI: 10.1177/1469066719880546. Read article.

2015-2019

49) Mathias H. Linden, H. Bernhard Linden, Norbert Nieth, Jürgen H. Gross, „Self-Supplied Liquid Injection Field Desorption/Ionization Ion Source for an Orthogonal Time-of-Flight Instrument”, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2019, 30, 2358-2368. Read article at DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02297-1

48) Yangyang Yang; Jasmin Schießl; Sirine Zallouz; Verena Göker; Jürgen Gross; Matthias Rudolph; Frank Rominger; A. Stephen K. Hashmi, "Gold-Catalyzed sp2-sp C-C Coupling by Alkynylation via Oxidative Addition of Bromoalkynes", Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25(41), 9624–9628. Read article online.

47) Florian F. Mulks, Patrick W. Antoni, Jürgen H. Gross, Jürgen Graf, Frank Rominger, A. Stephen K. Hashmi, "1,1-Digoldallylium Complexes: Diaurated Allylic Carbocations Indicate New Prospects of the Coordination Chemistry of Carbon, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141(11), 4687–4695, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13395. Read article.

46) Jürgen H. Gross, “Basic Poly(Propylene Glycols) as Reference Compounds for Internal Mass Calibration in Positive-Ion Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Mass Spectrometry”, Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 23(6), 411-416 (2017). Read article.

45) Jürgen H. Gross, "Improved Procedure for Dendrimer-Based Mass Calibration in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry" Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 408(21), 5945-5951 (2016). Read article.

44) Andreas Jakob, Elizabeth A. Crawford, Jürgen H. Gross, "Detection of Polydimethylsiloxanes Transferred from Silicone-Coated Parchment Paper to Baked Goods Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry", J. Mass Spectrom. 51, 298-304 (2016). Get article.

43) Jürgen H. Gross, Reply to the Comment on: “Analysis of Silicones Released from Household Items and Baby Articles by Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry in J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 26, 511–521 (2015), J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom 27(8) 1433-1434 (2016); read Reply to Comment.

42) Jürgen H. Gross, "High-Mass Capabilities of Positive-Ion and Negative-Ion Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry" Eur. J. Mass Spectrom.22(1), 43-48 (2016). Get article.

41) Jürgen H. Gross "Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry and its Application for the Analysis of Polydimethylsiloxanes" Spectroscopy Europe 27(4), 6-11 (2015). Get article.

40) Jürgen H. Gross "Polydimethylsiloxane Extraction from Silicone Rubber into Baked Goods Detected by Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry" Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 21(3), 313-319, (2015). Get paper.

39) Jürgen H. Gross "Analysis of Silicones Released from Household Items and Baby Articles by Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry", J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 26(3), 511-521 (2015). Get article.

2010-2014

38) Jürgen H. Gross "High-Mass Cluster Ions of Ionic Liquids in Positive-Ion and Negative-Ion DART-MS and their Application for Wide Range Mass Calibrations" Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 406(12), 2853-2862 (2014); get article.

37) Jürgen H. Gross "Wide Range Mass Calibration for Negative-Ion Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry" Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 20, 155-161 (2014); get article.

36) Jürgen H. Gross "Direct Analysis in Real Time - A Critical Review on DART-MS" Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 406(1), 63-80 (2014); read article.

35) Jürgen H. Gross "Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Wide Range Mass Calibration for Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry" Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 405(26), 8663-8668 (2013). Read article.

34) H. Bernhard Linden^, Jürgen H. Gross, "Reduced Fragmentation in Liquid Injection Field Desorption/Ionization-Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry by Use of Helium for the Thermalization of Molecular Ions", Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 26(3), 336-344 (2012). Read article.

33) H. B. Linden, J. H. Gross,  „A Liquid Injection Field Desorption/Ionization-Electrospray Ionization Combination Source for a Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer”, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 22(12), 2137-2144 (2011). Read article.

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32) Jürgen H. Gross, "Deutsche Begriffe in der Massenspektrometrie", Mitteilungen der Fachgruppe Analytische Chemie der GDCh, 3-2011, 15-17.

31) Klaus Wolkenstein, Jürgen H. Gross, Heinz Falk, "Boron-Containing Pigments of a Jurassic Red Alga", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 107(45), 19374-19378 (2010). Read article.

30) Viktoria Ganza, Jürgen H. Gross, "Gas Phase Reactions of Laser-Desorbed Molecules with Ions from Electrospray", European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 16, 479-487 (2010); get article.

2005-2009

29) Armina Arabanian, Mahdieh Mohammadnejad, Saeed Balalaie, Jürgen H. Gross, "Synthesis of novel Gn-RH analogues using Ugi-4MCR", Bioorganic & Biomedical Chemistry Letters, 19, 887-890 (2009). Read paper.

28) Malihe Javan Khoshkholgh, Saeed Balalaie, Hamid Reeza Bijanzadeh, Jürgen H. Gross, "Copper(I) Iodide Catalyzed Domino Knoevenagel Hetero-Diels-Alder Reaction of Terminal Acetylenes: Synthesis of Pyrano[2,3c]pyrazoles", Synlett, (1) 55-58 (2009). Read paper.

27) Malihe Javan Khoshkholgh, Saeed Balalaie, Hamid Reeza Bijanzadeh; Frank Rominger , Jürgen H. Gross, "Synthesis of novel annulated uracils via domino Knoevenagel-hetero-Diels-Alder reaction in aqueous media", Tetrahedron Letters, 49(49) 6965-6968 (2008). Read paper.

26) Björn K. Langlotz, Julio Lloret Fillol, Jürgen H. Gross, Hubert Wadepohl, Lutz H. Gade "Living Radical Polymerization of Acrylates Mediated by 1,3-Bis(2-pyridylimino)isoindolatocobalt(II) Complexes: Monitoring the Chain Growth at the Metal", Chemistry - A European Journal, 14, 10267-10279 (2008). Read paper.

25) Klaus Wolkenstein, Edward Gluchowski, Jürgen H. Gross, and Leszek Marynowski ^"Hypericinoid pigments in millericrinids from the Lower Kimmeridgian of the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)" Palaios, 23(11), 773-777 (2008). Read paper.

24) J. H. Gross "'Molecular Ions' of Ionic Liquids", J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 19(9), 1347- 1352 (2008). Read full paper.

23) S. Balalaie, S. Ramezanpour, M. Barajanian, J. H. Gross, "DABCO Catalyzed Efficient Synthesis of Naphthopyran Derivatives via One-Pot Three Component Condensation Reaction at Room Temperature" Synthetic Communications, 38(7), 1078-1089 (2008). Read full paper.

22) J. H. Gross "Field Desorption/Ionisation Mass Spectrometry of Ionic Liquids", J. Am Soc. Mass Spectrom. 18, 2254-2262 (2007). Read full paper.

21) J. H. Gross, N. Nieth, H. B. Linden, U. Blumbach, F. J. Richter, M. E. Tauchert, R.Tompers and P. Hofmann, "Liquid injection field desorption/ionization of reactive transition metal complexes" Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 386, 52-58 (2006). Read full paper.

20) K. Wolkenstein, J. H. Gross, H. Falk, H. F. Schöler, "Preservation of hypericin and related polycyclic quinone pigments in fossil crinoids" Proc. R. Soc. B, 273, 451-456 (2006). Read paper.

2000-2004

19) J. H. Gross, A. Eckert, W. Siebert, "Negative-ion electrospray mass spectrometry of carbon dioxide-protected N-heterocyclic anions", J. Mass Spectrom. 37, 541-643 (2002). DOI 10.1002/jms.302

18) K. Wolkenstein, J. H. Gross, T. Oeser, H. F. Schöler, "Spectroscopic characterization and crystal structure of the 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydro-phenanthro[1,10,9,8-opqra]perylene", Tertrahedron Lett. 43, 1653-1655 (2002). DOI 10.1016/S0040-4039(02)00085-0

17) S. Gromer, J. H. Gross, "Methylseleninate is a substrate rather than an inhibitor of mammalian thioredoxin reductase - implications for the understanding of antitumour effects of selenium", J. Biomol. Chem. 277, 9701-9706 (2002). DOI 10.1074/jbc.M109234200

16) J. H. Gross, K. Vékey, A. Dallos, "Field Desorption Mass Spectrometry of Large Multiply Branched Saturated Hydrocarbons", J. Mass Spectrom. 36, 522-528 (2001). DOI 10.1002/jms.151

15) P. Hofmann, M. A. O. Volland, S. M. Hansen, F. Eisenträger, J. H. Gross, K. Stengel, "Isolation and Characterization of a Monomeric, Solvent Coordinated Ruthenium(II)carbene Cation Relevant to Olefin Metathesis", J. Organomet. Chem. 606, 88-92 (2000). DOI 10.1016/S0022-328X(00)00288-6

14) J. H. Gross, S. M. Weidner, "Influence of Electric Field Strength and Emitter Temperature on Dehydrogenation and C-C Cleavage in Field Desorption Mass Spectrometry of Polyethylene Oligomers", Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 6, 11-17 (2000). DOI 10.1255/ejms.300

1995-1999

13) S. Giesa, J. H. Gross, W. Krätschmer, "Negative-ion low-temperature fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometry of monomeric and dimeric [60]fullerene compounds", Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 13, 815 (1999). DOI 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0231(19990515)13:9<815::AID-RCM572>3.0.CO;2-L

12) S. Giesa, J. H. Gross, W. E. Hull, S. Lebedkin, A. Gromov, W. Krätschmer, R. Gleiter, "C₁₂₀OS: The first sulfur-containing dimeric [60]fullerene derivative", Chem. Commun. 465 (1999). DOI 10.1039/a809831j

11) J. H. Gross, "Use of protic and aprotic solvents of high volatility as matrices in analytical low-temperature fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometry", Rapid. Commun. Mass Spectrom. 12, 1833 (1998). DOI 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0231(19981215)12:23<1833::AID-RCM401>3.0.CO;2-O

10) S. Giesa, J. H. Gross, W. Krätschmer, R. Gleiter, "Experiments towards an analytical application of host-guest complexes of [60]fullerene and ist derivatives", Eur. Mass Spectrom. 4, 189 (1998). DOI 10.1255/ejms.208

9) F. Siegler, J. J. Wolff, J. H. Gross, "Analysis of ferrocenyl compounds by LR and HR field desorption mass spectrometry", Adv. Mass Spectrom. 14, \PROCS\IMSC_B\B08 3140.PDF, (1998). Download file B08_3140.pdf to print your handout.

8) M. Frauenkron, A. Berkessel, J. H. Gross, "Analysis of ruthenium carbonyl-porphyrin complexes: a comparison of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight, fast-atom bombardment and field desorption mass spectrometry" Eur. Mass Spectrom. 3, 427 (1997). DOI 10.1255/ejms.177

7) M. Picard, J. Gross, E. Lübbert, S. Tölzer, S. Krauss, K.-H. van Pee, A. Berkessel, "Metallfreie bakterielle Haloperoxidasen als ungewöhnliche Hydrolasen: Aktivierung von H₂O₂ durch Bildung von Peressigsäure", Angew. Chem. 109, 1245 (1997). DOI 10.1002/anie.199711961

6) S. Ballenweg, R. Gleiter, J. Gross, W. Krätschmer, "MALDI-TOF-MS as a routine method for the characterization of fullerene derivatives", Jahresbericht des MPI für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, S. 127 (1995).

5) S. Lebedkin, S. Ballenweg, J. Gross, R. Taylor, W. Krätschmer, "Synthesis of C₁₂₀O: a new dimeric [60]fullerene derivative" Tetrahedron Lett. 36, 4971 (1995). DOI 10.1016/0040-4039(95)00784-A

1990-1994

4) J. H. Gross, H. J. Veith, "Propene loss of phenylpropylmethyleneiminium ions" Org. Mass Spectrom. 29, 153 (1994). DOI 10.1002/oms.1210290307

3) J. H. Gross, H. J. Veith, "Unimolecular fragmentations of long-chain aliphatic iminium ions" Org. Mass Spectrom. 28, 867 (1993). DOI 10.1002/oms.1210280808

2) H. J. Veith, J. H. Gross,"Alkene loss from metastable methyleneimmonium ions: Unusual inverse secondary isotope effect in ion-neutral complex intermediate fragmentations" Org. Mass Spectrom. 26, 1097 (1991). DOI 10.1002/oms.1210261214

1) H. J. Veith, J. H. Gross, "Alkane loss from collisionally activated alkylmethyleneimmonium ions", Org. Mass Spectrom. 26, 1061 (1991). DOI 10.1002/oms.1210261206