Mechanism of [M + H]+ Formation in Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization Mass Spectrometry: Identification of Propionitrile in Acetonitrile with High Mass Accuracy Measurement and Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Evidence for Its Involvement in the Protonation Phenomenon

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1579-1589

  Kamel, Amin ^a   Jeanville, Patrick ^b   Colizza, Kevin ^a   J Rivera, Lauren Elizabeth ^c  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^c BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; IONS; ISOMERS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METEOROLOGY; OLIGOMERS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PROTON TRANSFER; PROTONATION; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ANALYTES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PHOTOIONIZATIONS; HIGH ACCURACIES; INDUCED DISSOCIATIONS; IONIZATION ENERGIES; MAJOR IONS; MASS ACCURACIES; MASS MEASUREMENTS; MOLECULE REACTIONS; PROPIONITRILE; PROTONATED; PROTONATED SPECIES; RADICAL CATIONS; RELATIVE ENERGIES; STABLE ISOMERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRIES;

ACETONITRILE;

ACETONITRILE; ALTIZIDE; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; PROPIONITRILE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; IONIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACETONE; ACETONITRILES; ANISOLES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BENZOTHIADIAZINES; NITRILES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTONS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 55349107219     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.06.027     Document Type: Article

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