Reaction between Ag17+ and acetylene outside the mass spectrometer: dehydrogenation in the gas phase

Abstract

We present the first example of acetylide protected silver clusters by a reaction between Ag₁₇⁺ and acetylene, conducted around atmospheric pressure. The products were obtained after dehydrogenation of acetylene in the gas phase. The observed reaction mechanism may be helpful to design new catalysts useful in organometallic chemistry.