Effect of nitro groups and alkyl chain length on the negative ion tandem mass spectra of alkyl 3-hydroxy-5-(4'-nitrophenoxy) and alkyl 3-hydroxy-5-(2', 4'-dinitrophenoxy) benzoates
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1680-1684 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Abstract
Tandem mass spectrometric behaviour was studied for a small combinatorial library of alkyl 3-hydroxy-5(4'-nitrophenoxy) benzoates (A1-A5) and alkyl 3-hydroxy-5-(2', 4'-dinitrophenoxy) benzoates (B1-B5). The spectra were recorded by negative ion electrospray low-energy collision induced dissociation (CID) tandem mass spectrometry. The product ion spectra of [M - H]- of the benzoates A1-A5 are similar, as are those of benzoates B1-B5. However, the spectra of the B series compounds differ significantly from those of the A series owing to the second electron-withdrawing nitro substituent in the B compounds. In addition, the length of the alkyl chain has an effect on the fragmentation. However, both series of compounds exhibit an abundant nitrophenoxy ion formed by the loss of 3-hydroxybenzoate. This is at m/z 138 in A1-A5 and at m/z 183 in B1-B5. A precursor ion scan of the nitrophenoxy ion provides a rapid method to identify the synthesised compounds in this type of combinatorial mixture.