Fabian Menges, Ph.D.

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Mass Spectrometrist
Address: 
KCL 3B
+1 (203) 432-3941

Fabian joined the CBIC in the fall/winter of 2018 after being a PostDoc and Research Scientist in the Mark Johnson group in the Yale Chemistry department. He focusses on mass spectrometry with a strong background in instrument development and laser spectroscopy of isolated molecules in the gas phase.

During the year of 2019, the CBIC mass spec facility has been upgraded with five new instruments, in addition to three old ones. This now allows for a broad variety of MS measurements, ranging from GC-MS to MALDI-MS, to quantitative and high-resolution qualitative LC-MS analysis.

FABIAN S. MENGES - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

I.    PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Yale University, New Haven, CT    Research Scientist    2018-2019
Yale University, New Haven, CT    Associate Research Scientist    2016-2018
Yale University, New Haven, CT    Postdoc Physical Chemistry    2014-2016
University Kaiserslautern, Germany    Postdoc Physical Chemistry    2013-2014
University Kaiserslautern, Germany    Ph.D. Physical Chemistry    2007-2013
University Kaiserslautern, Germany    M.S. Chemistry    1999-2007

II.    APPOINTMENTS
Yale University, Research Support Specialist        2019-present

III.    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Full oublication list: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fabian_Menges

1.   Integration of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry with Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Spectroscopy
Fabian S. Menges, Evan H. Perez, Sean C. Edington, Chinh H. Duong, Nan Yang, and Mark A. Johnson
J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 2019, 30 (9), 1551-1557
https://doi.org/10.1021/jasms.8b06081

2. Characterization of the non-covalent docking motif in the isolated reactant complex of a double proton-coupled electron transfer reaction with cryogenic ion spectroscopy
Evan H. Perez, Fabian S. Menges, Mauricio Cattaneo, James M. Mayer, and Mark A. Johnson
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 11 (3), pp. 683–688
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0012176

3.  Base-directed photoredox activation of C–H bonds by PCET
Maraia E. Ener, Julia W. Darcy, Fabian S. Menges, and James M. Mayer
J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85 (11), pp. 7175–7180
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.0c00333

4.   Chain Length Dependence of Hydrogen Bond Linkages between Cationic Constituents in Hydroxy-Functionalized Ionic Liquids: Tracking Bulk Behavior to the Molecular Level with Cold Cluster Ion Spectroscopy
Helen J. Zeng, Fabian S. Menges, Thomas Niemann, Anne Strate, Ralf Ludwig, and Mark A. Johnson
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., Vol. 11 (3), pp. 683–688
https://10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03359

5.  Cooperatively Enhanced Hydrogen Bonds in Ionic Liquids: Closing the Loop with Molecular Mimics of Hydroxy-Functionalized Cations
Thomas Niemann, Anne Strate, Ralf Ludwig, Helen J. Zeng, Fabian S. Menges, and Mark A. Johnson
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 18092-18098
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP03300A

6.    Communication: Alkali-Controlled C-H Cleavage or N-C Bond Formation by N2 Iron Nitrides and Imides
K. Cory MacLeod, Fabian S. Menges, Sean F. McWilliams, Stephanie M. Craig, Brandon Q. Mercado, Mark A. Johnson, and Patrick L. Holland
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016 138 (35) 11185-11191.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b04984

7.    Catalytic Oxygen Evolution from Mn Complexes with an Oxidation-Resistant N,N,O-donor Ligand
Thoe K. Michaelos, Hannah M. C. Lant, Liam S. Sharninghausen, Stephanie M. Craig, Fabian S. Menges, Brandon Q. Mercado, Gary W. Brudvig, and Robert H. Crabtree
ChemPlusChem 2016 81 (10) 1129-1132.
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600353

8.    Capture of CO2 by a Cationic NiI Complex in the Gas Phase and Characterization of the Bound Activated CO2 Molecule through Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Predissociation Spectroscopy
Fabian S. Menges, Stephanie M. Craig, Niklas Tötsch, Aaron Bloomfield, Subrata Ghosh, Hans-Jorg Krüger, and Mark A. Johnson
Angewandte Chemie, Int. Ed., 2016 55 1282-1285
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507965/full

9.    Synthesis, Characterization, and Nitrogenase-Relevant Reactions of an Iron Sulfide Complex with a Bridging Hydride
N. Arnet, T. Dugan, F. S. Menges, B. Mercado, W. Brennessel, E. Bill, M. A. Johnson, and P. L. Holland
Journal of American Chemical Society, 2015 137 13220–13223.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b06841

10.     Trapping and structural characterization of the XNO2•NO3ˉ (X = Cl, Br, I) exit channel complexes in the water-mediated Xˉ + N2O5 reactions with cryogenic vibrational spectroscopy
P. J. Kelleher, F. S. Menges, J. W. DePalma, J. K. Denton, M. A. Johnson, G. H. Weddle, B. Hirshberg, R. B. Gerber
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8 (19), 4710–4715
DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02120

11.    Identification and Partial Structural Characterization of Mass Isolated Valsartan and its Metabolite with Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Predissociation (CIVP) Spectroscopy
O. Gorlova, S. M. Colvin, A. Brathwaite, F. S. Menges, S. M. Craig, S. J. Miller and M. A. Johnson
J. Am. Spec. Mass Spectrom. 2017, 28, 2414-2422
DOI Link: 10.1007/s13361-017-1767-z

12.    Thermodynamics of Water Dimer Dissociation in the Primary Hydration Shell of the Iodide Ion with Temperature-Dependent Vibrational Predissociation Spectroscopy
Conrad T. Wolke, Fabian S. Menges, Niklas Tötsch, Olga Gorlova, Joseph A. Fournier, Gary H. Weddle, Mark A. Johnson, Nadja Heine, Tim K. Esser, Harald Knorke, Knut R. Asmis, Anne B. McCoy, Daniel J. Arismendi-Arrieta, Rita Prosmiti, and Francesco Paesani
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2015 119 (10) 1859-1866.

13.    Hidden Role of Intermolecular Proton Transfer in the Anomalously Diffuse Vibrational Spectrum of a Trapped Hydronium Ion
S. M. Craig, F. S. Menges, C. H. Duong, J. K. Denton, L. R. Madison, A. B. McCoy, and M. A. Johnson
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2017 114 (24), E4706-E4713
DOI Link: 10.1073/pnas.1705089114

14.    Exploring the Gas Phase Activation and Reactivity of a Ruthenium Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyst by Experiment and Theory in Concert
F. S. Menges, J. Lang, Y. Nosenko, C. Kerner, M. Gaffga, L. Taghizadeh Ghoochany, W. Thiel, C. Riehn, G. Niedner-Schatteburg
Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2017, 121 (23), 4422–4434
DOI Link: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b02459

IV.    SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

1.    NSF MRI grant for the “Development of a hybrid mass spectrometer” received in 2018, currently under construction
2.    Development of Experimental Methods for Physical Chemistry: Expanding the scope of electrospray based ion spectrometry and spectroscopy towards introduction of ions under inert atmosphere conditions. Design of laboratory spaces and design of scientific apparatus.
3.    Research Centers:
a.    Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment CAICE (2016 – present) NSF Center,
b.    SFB/TRR 88 “3MET”: Collaborative research center “3MET” of the German Science Foundation (DFG), focused on the collaborative interaction between multiple metal centers in molecules and clusters, (2011-2014)