Reactions of atomic metal anions Paul M Mayer, Chemistry Department, University of Ottawa We recently introduced a much easier way to generate many atomic metal anions from their oxalate salt.
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FeH― m/z 57 FeH2― m/z 58
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We have explored their reactions with hydrocarbons, alcohols and fluorinated species with the view to developing novel analytical approaches in mass spectrometry.
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[M - F]- [M]m/z 167 m/z 186
