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. 2017 Oct 13;8:927. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00970-1

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Monitoring size growth by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Time-course electrospray ionization mass spectra of size growth reaction from [Au25(SR)18] to [Au44(SR)26]2− in a low and b high m/z regime. For ease of identification, the starting cluster [Au25(SR)18], product cluster [Au44(SR)26]2−, as well as an important intermediate cluster [Au38(SR)24]0 are highlighted in magenta, blue, and olive, respectively. The detailed formula of Au(I)-SR complexes or cluster intermediates identified in mass spectrometry are listed in Table 1