Trends Across the Periodic Table - A Screening of the Gas-Phase Chemistry of d-Block Transition-Metal Ions with Isocyanides

By screening the reactions of alkyl isocyanides RNC with most of the d‐block transition metal ions several trends are uncovered that permit a deeper insight in the intrinsic properties of the metal ions. The ability of C – H activation, relative binding energies to alkenes and hydrogen isocyanide as well reactivity in general can be deduced from collisional activation of RNC/M+ complexes, using tandem mass spectrometry methodologies.