Mj. Dale et al., LASER-DESORPTION MASS-SPECTROMETRY OF [RU6C(CO)(17)] AND ITS DERIVATIVES - CLUSTER AGGREGATION IN THE GAS-PHASE, Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton transactions, (5), 1996, pp. 771-774
The ultraviolet-laser-desorption mass spectra of[Ru6C(CO)(17)], [Ru6C(
CO)(14)(eta(6)-C(6)H(5)Me)] and Ru6C(CO)(12)(eta(6)-C(6)H(4)Me(2))(mu-
C(6)H(7)Me)] have been obtained. Positive-ion mass spectra showed abun
dant singly-charged species: peaks corresponding to the successive los
s of carbonyl ligands from an otherwise intact parent cluster and high
molecular-weight clusters formed from the aggregation of intact hexar
uthenium cores.