title: Studies on the selection of new matrices for ultraviolet matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
abstract: A new group of compounds has been successfully tested as matrices for ultraviolet matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (UV-MALDI MS). Several new matrices for UV-MALDI MS have been found by choosing, as potential matrices, compounds that perform an intramolecular proton transfer along an intramolecular H-bond under UV irradiation. Compounds of this type are, for example, salicylamide, salicylanilide, several ortho-hydroxyacetophenones and ortho-hydroxybenzophenones. The matrix activity of these compounds is compared to the corresponding meta- and para-isomers and to the matrix activity of such well known matrices as 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone. It was found that meta- and para-substituted hydroxycarbonyl compounds show either a significantly lower or no matrix activity compared with the ortho isomers.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoeckli
authors.forename: U P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Schlunegger
mesh_terms: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011522:Protons; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011522:Protons