Fig. 5. Isoelectric addition reactions and MS/MS spectra of 4-electron species.
a ESI mass spectra of the reaction solution of pure [Au18SR14]0 with or without the addition of Au(I)-SR complexes. b Calculated reaction energy of isoelectric addition reaction involving 4-electron species [Au18SR14]0. c MS/MS spectra and corresponding fragmentation pathways of 4-electron species when the collision energy is 15 eV. The peaks corresponding to the parent species and the 1st-generation fragment species are marked with red ▾ and blue ♦, respectively. More intense fragmentations were observed as the sizes of the NC species increased. d Changes in the on-set fragmentation energy of 4-electron species. See Supplementary Figs. 30–34 for more detailed MS/MS spectra and analysis.