Laser-ion beam photodissociation studies of ionic cluster fragments of iron carbonyls: Fex(CO)y+ (x = 1-3; y = 0-6)

Abstract

Ionic cluster fragments of the type Fe x (CO) y + (x=1-3; y=0-6) are mass resolved by high-resolution mass spectrometry and then photodissociated. The photofragment ions are mass analyzed by an electrostatic analyzer. The ions studied include Fe(CO) y + (y=1-5), Fe 2 (CO) y + (y=0-6), and Fe 3 (CO) y + (y=0-4) derived from Fe 3 (CO) 12 neutral