Cu+ Chemical Ionization for Analysis of Hydrocarbons by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

Autor: V. Haldys, P. J. Fordham, Jeanine Tortajada, B. Desmazières, J. Chamot-Rooke, J.-P. Morizur
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. (7):731-734
ISSN: 1044-0305
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-0305(98)00035-X
Popis: The use of copper ions for chemical ionization (CI) coupled with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) of hydrocarbons is reported. Cu+–CI was performed in a high-pressure, fast atom bombardment ion source coupled with both a gas chromatograph and a mass spectrometer. The suitability of the Cu+–CI method is illustrated by the analysis of pure alkylbenzenes, alkylthiophenes, octenes, and by the analysis of a light mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons. The Cu+–CI/GC mass spectra display an abundant [M+63Cu]+ ion, together with fragmentations, that are of structural interest. The detection limit for isobutylbenzene, taken as model compound, is 100 times lower than that for electron ionization.
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