Metal cluster aggregates of the composition Fen+/, Con+/-, Nin+/- and [ConMm]+/- (M: Au, Rh and Pt) as model systems for catalytic C-H activation and structural determination of ionic dicarboxylic acids as model system for intramolecular hydrogen bonding
- This thesis combines mass spectrometric studies on ionic dicarboxylic acids and transition metal cluster adsorbate complexes. IR-MPD spectra of protonated and deprotonated aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids provide insights in the nature of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Investigations of their fragmentation behavior are supported by MP2 calculations. Prior work on cobalt transition metal clusters is extended to iron and nickel and three cobalt alloys have been studied.