Henderson W., McIndoe J.S. Mass spectrometry of inorganic, coordination and organometallic compounds: Tools - Techniques - Tips

Wiley-Interscience, 2005. — 271 р. — ISBN: 0470850167.This is the first modern book to treat inorganic and organometallic mass spectrometry simultaneously. It is textbook and handbook in one; as a textbook it introduces the techniques and gives hints on how to apply the various techniques, as a handbook it lists all available ionization techniques for just about any given compound. The book also includes non-mathematical explanations of how modern MS instruments work.Mass spectrometry applied to the analysis of inorganic substances has a long and fruitful history. However, relatively recent developments in ionisation techniques have placed two of these – MALDI (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation) and especially ESI (Electrospray Ionisation) – at the forefront of the pack. These are extremely powerful, soft ionisation methods that provide valuable mass spectrometric information to the chemist. Furthermore, the gentle nature of these ionisation techniques often results in spectra that can be easily analysed by chemists, as opposed to experts in mass spectrometry, as was often the case with harsher ionisation methods. Coupled with major advances in instrument robustness, automation, computer hardware, operating software and ease of operation and maintenance, such instrumentation is becoming widely used by inorganic chemists worldwide. A textbook describing the mass spectrometric characterisation of inorganic and organometallic compounds was timely.Fundamentals
Mass analysers
Ionisation techniques
The ESI MS behaviour of simple inorganic compounds
The ESI MS behaviour of coordination complexes
The ESI MS behaviour of main group organometallic compounds
The ESI MS behaviour of transition metal and lanthanide organometallic compounds
A selection of special topics