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| Preface to the Fourth Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Glossary and Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Appearance of the Mass Spectrum | |
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| Formation of the Mass Spectrum | |
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| Mass Analysis of Ions | |
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| Ion Abundance Measurement | |
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| Sample Introduction Systems | |
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| Mixture Analysis | |
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| Molecular Structure Information | |
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| Standard Interpretation Procedure | |
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| Elemental Composition | |
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| Stable Isotopes; Classification According to Natural Abundance | |
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| "A + 2" Elements: Oxygen, Silicon, Sulfur, Chlorine, and Bromine | |
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| "A + 1" Elements: Carbon and Nitrogen | |
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| "A" Elements: Hydrogen, Fluorine, Phosphorus, and Iodine | |
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| Rings plus Double Bonds | |
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| Compositions of All Peaks Where Possible | |
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| Deducing Elemental Compositions | |
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| The Molecular Ion | |
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| Requirements for the Molecular Ion | |
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| Odd-Electron Ions | |
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| The Nitrogen Rule | |
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| Relative Importance of Peaks | |
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| Logical Neutral Losses | |
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| Molecular Ion Abundance versus Structure | |
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| Typical Mass Spectra | |
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| Basic Mechanisms of Ion Fragmentation | |
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| Unimolecular Ion Decompositions | |
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| Basic Factors that Influence Ion Abundance | |
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| Reaction Initiation at Radical or Charge Sites | |
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| Reaction Classifications | |
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| Sigma Bond Dissociation ([sigma]) | |
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| Radical-Site Initiation ([alpha]-Cleavage) | |
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| Charge-Site Initiation (Inductive Cleavage, i) | |
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| Decompositions of Cyclic Structures | |
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| Radical-Site Rearrangements | |
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| Charge-Site Rearrangements | |
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| Postulation of Molecular Structures | |
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| General Appearance of the Spectrum | |
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| Low Mass Ion Series | |
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| Small Neutral Losses | |
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| Characteristic Ions | |
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| Postulating Possible Structures | |
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| Assignment of the Most Probable Structure | |
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| Auxiliary Techniques | |
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| Soft Ionization Methods | |
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| Ionization of Large Molecules | |
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| Exact Mass Measurements (High Resolution) | |
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| Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS) | |
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| Combined Techniques | |
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| The Shift Technique | |
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| Chemical Derivatives | |
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| Theory of Unimolecular Ion Decompositions | |
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| Energy Deposition and Rate Functions | |
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| Thermodynamic vs. Kinetic Effects | |
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| Quasi-Equilibrium Theory | |
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| Derivation of P(E) Functions | |
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| Calculation of k(E) Functions | |
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| Thermochemical Relationships and Potential Energy Surfaces | |
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| Detailed Mechanisms and Ion Fragmentation | |
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| Unimolecular Ion Decompositions | |
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| Product Stability | |
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| Steric Factors | |
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| Reaction Initiation at Radical or Charge Sites | |
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| Reaction Classifications | |
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| Sigma-Bond Dissociation ([sigma]) | |
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| Radical-Site Initiation ([alpha]-Cleavage) | |
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| Charge-Site Initiation (Inductive Cleavage, i) | |
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| Decompositions of Cyclic Structures | |
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| Hydrogen Rearrangements | |
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| Other Rearrangements | |
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| Mass Spectra of Common Compound Classes | |
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| Hydrocarbons | |
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| Alcohols | |
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| Aldehydes and Ketones | |
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| Esters | |
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| Acids, Anhydrides, and Lactones | |
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| Ethers | |
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| Thiols and Sulfides | |
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| Amines | |
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| Amides | |
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| Nitrile and Nitro Compounds | |
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| Aliphatic Halides | |
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| Computer Identification of Unknown Mass Spectra | |
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| The Database of Reference El Mass Spectra | |
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| Retrieval: The Probability Based Matching System | |
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| Interpretation: The Self-Training Interpretive and Retrieval System | |
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| Application of PBM and STIRS | |
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| Solutions to Unknowns | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Table A.1 Nuclidic Masses and Isotopic Abundances | |
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| Table A.2 Natural Abundances of Combinations of Chlorine, Bromine, Silicon, and Sulfur | |
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| Table A.3 Ionization Energy and Proton Affinity Values | |
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| Table A.4 Molecular Ion Abundances vs. Compound Type | |
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| Table A.5 Common Neutral Fragments | |
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| Table A.6 Common Fragment Ions | |
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| Table A.7 Common Elemental Compositions of Molecular Ions | |
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| Index | |