Isotope effects associated with the preparation and methylation of fatty acids by boron trifluoride in methanol for compound-specific stable hydrogen isotope analysis via gas chromatography/thermal conversion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1232-1240

  Chivall, David ^a   Berstan, Robert ^a   Bull, Ian D ^a   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; EXTRACTION; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; PALMITIC ACID; PHASE SEPARATION; SALTS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

DERIVATIZATIONS; DIVERSE RANGE; FATTY ACIDS METHYL ESTERS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE EFFECT; ISOTOPE-RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS; STABLE HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; THERMAL CONVERSION; ΔD;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84859875970     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6188     Document Type: Article

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