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Mass Spectrometric Investigations of the Dissociation of [C@W 6 Cl 17 ] − Ions in the Gas Phase
Author(s) -
Burgert Ralf,
Koch Katharina,
Schnöckel Hansgeorg,
Weisser Martina,
Meyer HansJürgen,
von Schnering Hans Georg
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200460972
Subject(s) - dissociation (chemistry) , tungsten , chemistry , mass spectrometry , ion , mass spectrum , analytical chemistry (journal) , crystallography , organic chemistry , chromatography
A clean break : A carbon‐centered tungsten cluster [C@W 6 Cl 18 ] 2− (see picture: C orange, Cl green, W blue) was examined by mass spectrometry and its decomposition studied by collisionally activated dissociation experiments. A retrosynthesis‐type dissociation sequence which gives indications about the mechanism of formation is observed. The bonding of the carbon atoms in the center of the tungsten framework shows parallels to the bonding in tungsten carbide.