The gas-phase ligand exchange of copper and nickel acetylacetonate, hexafluoroacetylacetonate and trifluorotrimethylacetylacetonate complexes

Gerald O. Hunter, Jordan O. Lerach, Timothy R. Lockso, Brian D. Leskiw

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Abstract

The gas-phase ligand-exchange reactions between Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes containing the acetylacetonate (acac), hexafluoroacetylacetonate (hfac), and trifluorotrimethylacetylacetonate (tftm) ligands were investigated using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The gas-phase mixed-ligand products of [Cu(acac)(tftm)]+, [Ni(acac)(tftm)]+, [Cu(hfac)(tftm)]+, and [Ni(hfac)(tftm)]+ were formed following the co-sublimation of either homo-metal or hetero-metal precursors. The gas-phase formation of [Cu(acac)(tftm)]+, [Cu(hfac)(tftm)]+, [Ni(acac)(tftm)]+, and [Ni(hfac)(tftm)]+ complexes is reported herein for the first time. The corresponding fragmentation patterns of these species along with those of Cu(tftm)2 and Ni(tftm)2 are also presented. Mass-selected ion-neutral reactions were investigated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)129-137
Number of pages9
JournalRapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Organic Chemistry

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