Mass Spectra of the Organometallic Compounds of As, Sb, and Bi

Mass spectrometry of organomercurials

“…Some results, not cited in Ref. 5, are now discussed. Among them is the fragmentation of mercury compounds having no Hg-C bonds.…”

“…by the authors of this review (5,9,10). These aspects of the mass spectrometry of organomercury compounds will be discussed in the present work.…”

“…Among these studies, the search for condensed phase reaction intermediates was of special value. For example, mercurinium ions were the subject of investigations by Bach et al (6)(7)(8) and by the authors of this review (5,9,10). These aspects of the mass spectrometry of organomercury compounds will be discussed in the present work.…”

“…(4) and ( 5 ) show that electron-donating substituents stabilize the molecular ion to a greater extend compared with the fragment ions RC,H,Hg' and RC,Hl. The nature of the substituent has a relatively weak effect on the degree of fragmentation of the diphenyl-mercury derivatives.…”

“…Our first review on mass spectrometry of organomercurials was published in 1991 (5) and it was addressed to chemists working in organometallic chemistry rather than to mass spectrometrists. The present work contains a more detailed discussion of the mass spectral behavior of mercury compounds.…”