Gas-phase reactions of V+ and VO+ with methanol

The reactions of V+ and VO+ with methanol have been investigated experimentally by FT-ICR mass spectrometer and theoretically by ab initio calculation. Both V+ and VO+ exhibit impressive reactivity with methanol. The products distribution of different reaction time indicate that in whole reaction processes methanol is adsorbed one by one, and no more than four methanol molecules can be solved in the first shell of central ion V+. The reaction mechanisms have been proposed, and the possible geometrical structures of products are also analyzed by DFT calculations.