H. Hori et al., ELECTROSPRAY MASS-SPECTROMETRIC DETECTION OF UNSTABLE RHENIUM COMPLEXES AS REACTION INTERMEDIATES OF PHOTOCHEMICAL CO2-FIXATION, Analytical sciences, 12(4), 1996, pp. 587-590
Reaction intermediates of CO2-photofixation using [Re(bpy)(CO)(3)PPh(3
)](+)(bpy=2,2'-bipyridine) have been studied by electrospray mass spec
trometry. A triethanolamine (TEOA) complex, [Re(bpy)(CO)(3)(TEOA)](+),
was detected for the first time as a key intermediate. Electrospray m
ass spectrometry was found quite useful for detecting and identifying
unstable photoreaction intermediates of rhenium complexes.