Understanding Mass Spectra: A Basic Approach, Second Edition combines coverage of the principles underlying mass spectral analysis with clear guidelines on how to apply them in a laboratory setting. Completely revised from the first edition, an updated and unified approach to mass spectral interpretation emphasizes the application of basic principles from undergraduate organic, analytical, and physical chemistry courses.
A detailed overview of theory and instrumentation, this useful guide contains step-by-step descriptions of interpretative strategies and convenient lists and tables detailing the information needed to solve unknowns. Other features include real-world case studies and examples, skill-building problems with clearly explained answers, and easy-to-follow explanations of the important mathematical derivations.Content:
Chapter 1 Instrumentation (pages 1โ55):
Chapter 2 Elemental Composition from Peak Intensities (pages 56โ98):
Chapter 3 Ionization, Fragmentation, and Electron Accounting (pages 99โ120):
Chapter 4 Neutral Losses and Ion Series (pages 121โ149):
Chapter 5 A Rational Approach to Mass Spectral Problem Solving (pages 150โ163):
Chapter 6 ??Cleavage and Related Fragmentations (pages 164โ206):
Chapter 7 Important Mass Spectral Rearrangements (pages 207โ237):
Chapter 8 Rationalizing Mass Spectral Fragmentations (pages 238โ256):
Chapter 9 Structure Determination in Complex Molecules Using Mass Spectrometry (pages 257โ286):
Chapter 10 Answers to Problems (pages 287โ352):