title: The electron impact, chemical ionization and fast atom bombardment positive ion mass spectra of 1,2-bis(sulfonyl)methylhydrazines.
abstract: A series of bis(sulfonyl)-1-methylhydrazines were analyzed by positive ion electron impact (EI), chemical ionization (CI) and fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectrometry. Since these compounds showed activity against the L1210 leukemia, an understanding of their mass spectral behavior is important should the structural characterization of metabolites be required. FAB proved to be the most useful technique, generally providing abundant protonated molecule ion peaks, in contrast to the weak peaks observed with CI (ammonia or isobutane) and the total absence of molecular ion peaks in the EI mass spectra. In addition, utilizing FAB eliminated the problem of thermal decomposition, which was very difficult to control under EI and CI experimental conditions. Fragments observed in FAB and CI mass spectra were consistent with protonation at the methyl-bearing nitrogen. One can locate the R1 and R2 moieties relative to the methyl-bearing nitrogen in FAB and CI by assigning that nitrogen as the site of protonation, with subsequent elimination of R2SO2H.
authors.affiliation: Mass Spectrometry Facility, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: McMurray
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shyam
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Sartorelli
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment; D013450:Sulfones / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006834:Hydrazines; D013450:Sulfones