Beginner's Guide to Mass Spectral Interpretation

Review
"...an ideal introduction to the topic of spectral interpretation." --Chromatographia, July 2000

Book Description
This book is a logical, step-by-step guide to identification of organic compounds by mass spectrometry. The book is organized into chapters covering the major types of organic compounds, including alcohols, acids and esters, aldehydes and ketones, ethers, hydrocarbons, halogenated compounds, amines and amides, and sulfur-containing compounds. In each chapter, the mechanisms of the major fragmentation pathways are discussed, with reference to several simple sample compounds. By teaching the user to recognize typical fragmentations, the book removes the need to search databases, often limited, of electronic spectra. Key features of the book include:
* 200 representative spectra of common organic compounds
* Functional group approach to mass spectra interpretation
* Appendix of 'unknown' spectra with step-by-step guide to identification
This book is a must for anyone who needs to identify organic molecules by mass spectrometry but does not need to know the detailed workings of a mass spectrometer.

Book Info
Dedicated solely to interpretation of electon impact mass spectra in a logical, step-by-step guide to identify organic compounds by mass spectrometry. DLC: Mass spectrometry

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This book is a logical, step-by-step guide to identification of organic compounds by mass spectrometry. The book is organized into chapters covering the major types of organic compounds, including alcohols, acids and esters, aldehydes and ketones, ethers, hydrocarbons, halogenated compounds, amines and amides, and sulfur-containing compounds. In each chapter, the mechanisms of the major fragmentation pathways are discussed, with reference to several simple sample compounds. By teaching the user to recognize typical fragmentations, the book removes the need to search databases, often limited, of electronic spectra. Key features of the book include:200 representative spectra of common organic compoundsFunctional group approach to mass spectra interpretationAppendix of ‘unknown spectra with step-by-step guide to identificationThis book is a must for anyone who needs to identify organic molecules by mass spectrometry but does not need to know the detailed workings of a mass spectrometer.


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Mass spectrometry is one of the few techniques by which an organic compound can be uniquely identified. This book examines the interpretation of mass spectra of organic compounds at a level appropriate to novices in the field. It is a clearly written and highly practical introduction to mass spectral data, focusing on a compound-related approach to interpretation of mass spectra.


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