An unexpected ion-molecule adduct in negative-ion collision-induced decomposition ion-trap mass spectra of halogenated benzoic acids

Autor: Aleš Svatoš, Jason B. Bialecki, Athula B. Attygalle, Josef Ruzicka, Najeh Kharbatia, Einar J. Stauber
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM. 20(15)
ISSN: 0951-4198
Popis: The ion observed at m/z 145 when product ion spectra of iodobenzoate anions are recorded using ion-trap mass spectrometers corresponds to the adduct ion [I(H 2 O)] - . The elements of water required for the formation of this adduct do not originate from the precursor ion but from traces of moisture present in the helium buffer gas. A collision-induced decomposition (CID) spectrum recorded from the [M-H] - ion (m/z 251) derived from 3-iodo[2,4,5,6- 2 H 4 ]benzoic acid also showed an ion at m/z 145. This observation confirmed that the m/z 145 is not a product ion resulting from a direct neutral loss from the carboxylate anion. 79 Bromobenzoate anions produce similar results showing an ion at m/z 97 for [ 79 Br(H 2 O)] - . The ion-molecule reaction observed here is unique to ion-trap mass spectrometers since a corresponding ion was not observed under our experimental conditions in spectra recorded with in-space tandem mass spectrometers such as triple quadrupole or quadrupole time-of-flight instruments.
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