A Mass Spectrometric Study of Copper Bis(Acetylacetonate) with Allowance for the Isotopic Composition of the Metals

Abstract

Copper bis(acetylacetonate) is studied using mass spectrometry taking account of the natural isotopic composition of the metal. Valid data are obtained for the intensity of copper cations in the mass spectrum, which are confirmed by expected intensity ratios of copper-containing signals in the form of doublets. A new scheme for the main directions of Cu(acac)² destruction is proposed. The assignment of cation signals in the mass spectrum is performed with a special software by representing Cu(acac)² as a special discrete structure, a labeled simple graph G.