Yeo, Jeremy S.L.Vittal, Jagadese J.Henderson, WilliamHor, T.S. Andy2009-08-262009-08-262002Yeo, J. S. L., Vittal, J. J., Henderson, W., Hor, T. S. A. (2000). Study of metal scrambling in the trinuclear {Pt₂Se₂M} (M = Pt, Pd, Au) system using an electrospray mass spectrometry (ESMS) directed synthetic methodology; isolation and crystallographic characterization of {Pt₂(µ₃-Se)₂(PPh₃)₄[Pt(cod)]}{PF₆}₂ and {Pt(μ₃-Se)₂(PPh₃)₂[Pt(cod)]₂}{PF₆}₂ (cod = Cyclo-octa-1,5-diene). Inorganic Chemistry, 41, 1194-1198.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/2877Pt₂(μ-Se)₂(PPh₃)₄ reacts with PtCl₂(cod) to give {Pt₂(μ₃-Se)₂(PPh₃)₄[Pt(cod)]}²⁺ and an unexpected cod-rich product that arises from metal scrambling, viz. {Pt(μ₃-Se)₂(PPh₃)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.enThis article is published in the Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. (c) 2002 American Chemical Societychemistryelectrospray mass spectrometrymetal scramblingisolationdirected synthetic methodologyJournal Article