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Assigning Structures to Ions in Mass Spectrometry
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CRC Press
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CRC Press
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Summarizing our present knowledge of the structures and chemistry of small organic cations in the gas phase, Assigning Structures to Ions in Mass Spectrometry presents the methods necessary for determining gas-phase ion structures. It is a comprehensive resource of background material that is essential for the interpretation and understanding of organic mass spectra. Following a historical... Read more
PART I: THEORY AND METHODS
Tools for Identifying the Structure of Gas-Phase Ions
Introduction
How Ions Are Generated and Separated for Analysis
Thermochemistry-Its Role in Assigning Ion Structures
Experiments with Mass-Selected Ions
Reactivity of Ions; Another Tool for Ion Structure Determination
Use of Computational Chemistry in Ion Structure Determination
What and What Not to Expect from Gas-Phase Ions
Introduction
Identification of a New Class of Ions: Distonic Ions
The McLafferty Rearrangement: A Concerted or Stepwise Process?
Peptide Ion Fragmentation: The Structure of b-Type Ions
The Need for Computational Chemistry: The Methylacetate Ion Story
A Problem with Neutral Thermochemistry: DfH(CH3CH2OOH) Revisited
Some Advice When Assigning Structures to Gas-Phase Ions
References to Part 1
PART II: IONS CONTAINING C AND POLYATOMIC IONS CONTAINING ONE TO THREE C ATOMS
Ion Structures
Introduction
Thermochemical Data
Ions Containing Only Carbon Atoms
Isomers/Identification
References
Ions Containing One Carbon Atom
References
Ions Containing Three Carbon Atoms
Index of C1 to C3 Ion Formulae
Index
Tools for Identifying the Structure of Gas-Phase Ions
Introduction
How Ions Are Generated and Separated for Analysis
Thermochemistry-Its Role in Assigning Ion Structures
Experiments with Mass-Selected Ions
Reactivity of Ions; Another Tool for Ion Structure Determination
Use of Computational Chemistry in Ion Structure Determination
What and What Not to Expect from Gas-Phase Ions
Introduction
Identification of a New Class of Ions: Distonic Ions
The McLafferty Rearrangement: A Concerted or Stepwise Process?
Peptide Ion Fragmentation: The Structure of b-Type Ions
The Need for Computational Chemistry: The Methylacetate Ion Story
A Problem with Neutral Thermochemistry: DfH(CH3CH2OOH) Revisited
Some Advice When Assigning Structures to Gas-Phase Ions
References to Part 1
PART II: IONS CONTAINING C AND POLYATOMIC IONS CONTAINING ONE TO THREE C ATOMS
Ion Structures
Introduction
Thermochemical Data
Ions Containing Only Carbon Atoms
Isomers/Identification
References
Ions Containing One Carbon Atom
References
Ions Containing Three Carbon Atoms
Index of C1 to C3 Ion Formulae
Index
Biography
John L. Holmes, Christiane Aubry, Paul M. Mayer
"There is no comparable combination of an in-depth discussion and a comprehensive compendium of thermochemical data of organic ions. … warmly recommended to all scientists who are interested and/or work in fields connected with mass spectrometry. … warmly recommended to all scientists who are interested and/or work in fields connected with mass spectrometry. … I recommend it for all who look at mass-spectral peaks— whatever m/z—with curiosity!"
— Anal Bioanal Chem (2008) 390:429–431
