title: Ion-molecule reactions for the differentiation of primary, secondary and tertiary hydroxyl functionalities in protonated analytes in a tandem mass spectrometer.
abstract: A mass spectrometric method utilizing gas-phase ion-molecule reactions of 1-butanethiol and di-tert-butyl peroxide has been developed for the differentiation of primary, secondary and tertiary hydroxyl functionalities in protonated analytes in a FT-ICR mass spectrometer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Mingkun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Penggao
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Jinshan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Hilkka I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Kenttämaa
mesh_terms: D006878:Hydroxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011522:Protons; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D011522:Protons; C031356:hydroxide ion