The 3D quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer as a complete chemical laboratory for fundamental gas-phase studies of metal mediated chemistry

Abstract

Electrospray ionization provides a “treasure trove” of metal containing ions whose fundamental reactivity can be studied via collision induced dissociation and ion–molecule reactions using the multistage mass spectrometry capabilities of the quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer. Examples of metal mediated chemistry relevant to catalysis, C–C bond coupling, bioinorganic and supramolecular chemistry are highlighted.