title: Metal scrambling in the trinuclear (Pt(2)Se(2)M)(M = Pt, Pd, Au) system using an electrospray mass spectrometry (ESMS) directed synthetic methodology; isolation and crystallographic characterization of (Pt(2)(mu(3)-Se)(2)(PPh(3))(4)[Pt(cod)])(PF(6))(2) and (Pt(mu(3)-Se)(2)(PPh(3))(2)[Pt(cod)](2))(PF(6))(2) (cod = cyclo-octa-1,5-diene).
abstract: Pt(2)(mu-Se)(2)(PPh(3))(4) reacts with PtCl(2)(cod) to give (Pt(2)(mu(3)-Se)(2)(PPh(3))(4)[Pt(cod)])(2+) and an unexpected cod-rich product that arises from metal scrambling, viz. (Pt(mu(3)-Se)(2)(PPh(3))(2)[Pt(cod)](2))(2+). The formation of these species was detected and followed by electrospray mass spectrometry (ESMS) and subsequently verified by batch synthesis and crystallographic characterization. Other metal-scrambled aggregate products were successfully detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543.
authors.forename: Jeremy S L
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Jagadese J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vittal
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: T S Andy
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Hor