An unprecedented rearrangement in collision-induced mass spectrometric fragmentation of protonated benzylamines

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1195-1204

  Bialecki, Jason ^a   Ruzicka, Josef ^a   Attygalle, Athula B ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzylamines; Butenafine; CID; Deuterium labeled compounds; Fragmentation; Hydrogen transfer; Ion neutral complex

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DEUTERIUM; DRUG PRODUCTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POSITIVE IONS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

BENZYLAMINES; BUTENAFINE; DEUTERIUM-LABELED COMPOUNDS; FRAGMENTATION; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; ION/NEUTRAL COMPLEX;

AMINES;

AMMONIA; BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; BUTENAFINE; DEUTERIUM; DIBENZYLAMINE; LOTRIMIM ULTRA; N N BIS[(1',1' 2 H2)BENZYL]AMINE; N,N [(2,3,4,5,6 2 HS)BENZYL]BENZYLAMINE; N,N BIS[(2,3,4,5,6 2 H5)BENZYL]AMINE; N,N BIS[(2,6 2 H2)BENZYL]AMINE; N,N,N TRIS[(1',1' 2 H2)BENZYL]AMINE; N,N,N TRIS[(2,3,4,5,6 2 H5)BENZYL]AMINE; NITROGEN; TETRABENZYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; TRIBENZYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS;

AMMONIA; BENZYLAMINES; DEUTERIUM; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NAPHTHALENES; PROTONS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 33749014666     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1089     Document Type: Article

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