COMPARISON OF LASER (LMS), CALIFORNIUM-252 PLASMA DESORPTION (252Cf-PDMS), FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT (FAB), SECONDARY ION (SIMS), AND FIELD DESORPTION (FD) MASS SPECTRA OF A SERIES OF INTERNAL SALTS.

Kesagapillai Balasanmugam, Somayajula Kasi Viswanadham, David M. Hercules, Robert J. Cotter, David Heller, A. Benninghoven, W. Sichtermann, V. Anders, T. Keough, Ronald D. MacFarlane, Catherine J. McNeal

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Abstract

Comparison of the mass spectral techniques of Laser (LMS), Californium-252 Plasma Desorption (**2**5**2Cf-PDMS), Secondary Ion (SIMS), Fast Atom Bombardment (FAB), and Field Desorption (FD) Mass Spectrometry is presented for the positive- and negative-ion spectra of a series of internal salts (zwitterions) known as the sultaines. The spectral characteristics compared are: quasimolecular ions, fragment ions and their implication for structure determination, and cluster-ion formation. Extensive fragmentation is observed for PDMS and LMS, providing the highest level of structural information. Also, the possibilities for structure elucidation by SIMS are very good.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)821-829
Number of pages9
JournalApplied Spectroscopy
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Spectroscopy

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