Gas phase reactions of s-butanethiol with selected metal Ions

Abstract

A gas phase ion molecule reaction study of s-butanethiol with selected metal ions (Ag+, Cu+, Cd+, Pb+, Zn+, Cr+, Mn+, Ni+, Fe+, Co+, Pt+ and Au+) using mass spectrometry is described. The reaction pathways and, consequently, the reaction mechanisms were proposed by observing the variation of the normalized intensities of the different ions with time. The reactivity of Bus-SH with respect to the selected metal ions was studied in terms of the time needed for the complete disappearance of the metal ion, the variety of products obtained and the number of reaction pathways proposed.