Abstract
The use of gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) and mass spectrometry (MS) with derivatizing agents which give stable derivatives and informative fragmentation patterns allows for accurate identification of a variety of compounds. In this comprehensive study, the tert.-butyldimethylsilyl ( tBDMS) derivatives of saturated and unsaturated primary alcohols, iso-and anteiso-primary alcohols, branched alcohols, secondary alcohols and primary diols were produced and analyzed by GLC-MS. Most derivatized alcohols produced prominent mass minus 57 [M-57] + fragment ions, which, combined with their respective retention data and other key fragment ions, allows for their identification and analysis.
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