GC/MS of unknown esters for teaching MS fragmentation patterns: A combination organic experiment for esterifying unknown alcohols and determining their structures by GC/MS

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 88-92

  McGoran, Ernest C ^a   Melton, Cameron ^a   Taitch, Darren ^a  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040157880     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed073p88     Document Type: Article

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