Thermal ionization of tetramethyltetrazene molecules on NaAuy surface

Abstract

Adsorption of tetramethyltetrazene on NaAuy surface leads to formation of aromatic compounds constituting thermal ionization mass spectrum, in accordance with the ionization rules of nitrogen-containing molecules established earlier. The suggested mechanism of tetramethyltetrazene adsorption on NaAuy surface is characteristic of azide adsorption on metal surfaces.