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Capillary column isobutane chemical ionization mass spectrometry of mustard and related compounds
Author(s) -
D'Agostino Paul A.,
Provost Lionel R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
biomedical and environmental mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 0887-6134
DOI - 10.1002/bms.1200151008
Subject(s) - isobutane , sulfur mustard , chemistry , mass spectrometry , electron ionization , chemical ionization , chromatography , ionization , fragmentation (computing) , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental chemistry , ion , organic chemistry , toxicity , operating system , computer science , catalysis
Capillary column isobutane chemical ionization was found to be an excellent method for the mass spectral characterization of mustard, other sulfur vesicants and related compounds. Interpretation of [M + H] + and fragmentation ion information afforded by this technique enabled the identification of many previously unreported mustard impurities. The developed methodology was applied to the analysis of an Iran/Iraq soil sample suspected to have been contaminated with mustard. Mustard and 17 other mustard related impurities were identified and characterized in this sample under electron impact and isobutane chemical ionization conditions.