Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a logical, step-by-step guide to identification of organic compounds by mass spectrometry. The book is organized into chapters covering the major types of organic compounds, including alcohols, acids and esters, aldehydes and ketones, ethers, hydrocarbons, halogenated compounds, amines and amides, and sulfur-containing compounds. In each chapter, the mechanisms of the major fragmentation pathways are discussed, with reference to several simple sample compounds. By teaching the user to recognize typical fragmentations, the book removes the need to search databases, often limited, of electronic spectra. Key features of the book include:
* 200 representative spectra of common organic compounds
* Functional group approach to mass spectra interpretation
* Appendix of ''unknown'' spectra with step-by-step guide to identification
This book is a must for anyone who needs to identify organic molecules by mass spectrometry but does not need to know the detailed worki
Trade Review"...an ideal introduction to the topic of spectral interpretation." ----Chromatographia, July 2000
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Isotope Abundances and How We Use Them 1
Chapter 2 Identification of the Molecular Ion 5
Chapter 3 General Interpretation Procedures 9
Chapter 4 Hydrocarbons 22
Chapter 5 Halogenated Hydrocarbons 47
Chapter 6 Alcohols 60
Chapter 7 Ethers and Phenols 72
Chapter 8 Aldehydes and Ketones 79
Chapter 9 Esters and Acids 91
Chapter 10 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds 106
Chapter 11 Thiols and Thioethers 117
Chapter 12 Heterocyclic Compounds 126
Chapter 13 Unknowns 133
Appendix Detailed Solutions to Unknowns 153
Bibliography 180
Topic Index 183
Index of Compounds and Spectra 184
