This review is devoted to ion spectroscopy studies of complexes relevant for the
understanding of methane activation with metal ions and clusters. Methane activation starts …

Activation of C–H bonds in the sequential reactions of Pt++ x (CH4/CD4), where x= 1–4,
have been investigated using infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy …

The sequential activation of up to 4 CH 4 molecules by Ir+ is investigated through a gas-
phase infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) experiment and theoretical …

Vibrational spectra of the entrance channel complexes Zr+ (CH4) n (Ar)(n= 1–2) and Zr+
(CH4) n (n= 3–4) and the reaction products ZrC3H10+, ZrC4H13+, ZrC4H14+, and …

A potential DNA intercalating Cu (II) complex ([CuL]) of the N, N′-disalicylidene-2, 3-
diaminopyridine ligand (H 2 L; dianion= L 2−) has been synthesized and characterized. The …

Vibrational spectra are measured for Fe3+ (CH4) n (n= 1–3) and Fe4+ (CH4) 4 in the C–H
stretching region (2650–3100 cm–1) using photofragment spectroscopy, monitoring loss of …

Vibrational spectra are measured for Cu+ (CH4)(Ar) 2, Cu+ (CH4) 2 (Ar), Cu+ (CH4) n (n= 3–
6), and Ag+ (CH4) n (n= 1–6) in the C–H stretching region (2500–3100 cm–1) using …

Vibrational spectra are measured for Fe2+ (CH4) n (n= 1–3) in the C–H stretching region
(2650–3100 cm− 1) using photofragment spectroscopy, by monitoring the loss of CH4. All of …

A combined spectroscopic and computational study of gas-phase Au+(CH 4) n (n= 3–8)
complexes reveals a strongly-bound linear Au+(CH 4) 2 core structure to which up to four …

Vibrational spectra of M+ (CH4) m (Ar) 3–m and M+ (CH4) n (M= Co, Ni; m= 1, 2; n= 3, 4) in
the C–H stretching region (2500–3100 cm–1) are measured using photofragment …