| MALDI-TOF is suitable as a mild-ionization
technique for mass spectrometry of organometallic complexes. |
| For the neutral complexes studied, parent ions
were sometimes observed, and fragments from loss of ligands were observed. |
| For the cationic complexes studied, parent ions
with little fragmentation were observed.
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| In general, ATT seemed to be a good matrix
for MALDI-TOF spectrometry of these complexes. However, the cleanest spectra were obtained using
the organometallic complex as its own matrix. If an organometallic complex absorbs laser light at
337 nm, this is the preferred way to run the experiment. |