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Principle and technique of field-desorption mass spectrometry

Analysis of corrins and vitamin B12

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The principle and technique of field-desorption mass spectrometry is described briefly. As is demonstrated for some corrin derivatives and vitamin B12 as examples, the method of field desorption extends the range of mass-spectrometric analysis considerably. The molecular weights of substances that are not amenable to conventional mass-spectrometric techniques can be determined. Recent results show that the most important application of field-desorption mass spectrometry will be in the field of biochemical, medical, and environmental analysis.

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  1. Institut für Physikalische Chemie der Universität, D-5300, Bonn

    H. -R. Schulten

  2. Institut für Organische Chemie der Technischen Universität, D-3300, Braunschweig

    H. M. Schiebel

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This work was financially supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Be 238/32) and Fonds der Chemischen Industrie. The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr. H.D. Beckey, Bonn, and Prof. Dr. H.H. Inhoffen, Braunschweig, for their support and interest in this work.

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Schulten, H.R., Schiebel, H.M. Principle and technique of field-desorption mass spectrometry. Naturwissenschaften 65, 223–230 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368560

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