This application note introduces the experimental method for studying self-assembling metallosupramolecular complexes using the IonSpec FTMS system.
The document details a study on self-assembling metallosupramolecular complexes, specifically focusing on square and triangular geometries formed by bipyridine ligands and platinum-diphenylphosphinopropane complexes. The research highlights the advantages of using high-resolution electrospray ionization Fourier Transform mass spectrometry (ESI-FTMS) to analyze these fragile assemblies under dilute conditions.
The study utilized an IonSpec OFT hybrid FTMS instrument equipped with a 9.4T superconducting magnet and electrospray ionization source.
A typical flow rate of 0.5 pL/min was applied.
Fragmentation is controlled by varying the length of irradiation time or changing the power of the irradiation beam.