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Abstract Electron impact induced fragmentation reactions of planar, tetrahedral, octahedral and oligomeric metal dithiophosphinates Me(II)L 2 (L=Et 2 PS 2 − ; Me(II)=Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb, Co, Mn, Ni, Pd, Pt), Me(III)L 3 (Me(III) = Sb, Bi, In, Rh, Ir) and (Me(I)I) n (Me(I)/ n =Tl/1, Au/2, Cu/4) have been studied. Fragmentation patterns, which are in accordance with metastable peak determinations by linked scans, are reported. In the case of the transition metals the spectra of the complexes show abundant M +· predominantly metal containing ions and, the former being weak and the intensities of the latter being considerably reduced in the case of metal complexes with filled d shells. With planar or tetrahedral transition metal complexes no dependence of fragmentation on the coordination geometry can be observed. The dependence of fragmentation on d configuration, ionization energy of the metal and metal ligand π bonding is discussed. In the case of the oligomeric complexes strong metal‐metal interaction is observed even under electron impact.
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