Determination of the 1′S and 1′R diastereomers of metolachlor and S-metolachlor in water by chiral liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 6153-6158

  Kabler, A Kent ^a   Chen, Sunmao ^a  

^a SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical ionization; Chiral; Diastereomer; LC MS MS; Metolachlor; Photoionization

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ION; METOLACHLOR; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ACETAMIDES; AIR IONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; WATER;

EID: 33748561815     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf061186+     Document Type: Article

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