Mass Spectrometric Fragmentation Pathways Research Articles

Pungent compounds : II. Detection and identification of paradols (alkyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenethyl ketones) by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry is shown to be a suitable technique for the detection, separation and identification of paradols (alkyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenethyl ketones) as their trimethylsilyl derivatives. Mass spectrometric fragmentation pathways for the compounds are elucidated with the aid of accurate mass measurements and deuterium labelling.