Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 28(7), 635 (2012).

Cold-Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometric Detection of a Coordination Oligomer
Kazuaki OHARA and Kentaro YAMAGUCHI
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science at Kagawa Campus, Tokushima Bunri University, 1314-1 Shido, Sanuki, Kagawa 769-2193, Japan
Coordination polymer (CP) formation is an unexplored area in weak-interaction chemistry due to the difficulty of monitoring the coordination process. By using cold-spray ionization mass spectrometry (CSI-MS), several kinds of coordination compounds were detected when CuI metal and the 4,7-phenanthroline organic bridged ligand were mixed in solution. The observed ion peaks could be reasonably and simply assigned to various combinations of the metal and the ligand without any fragmentation.