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Chemical standards in ion mobility spectrometry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20369157     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In ion mobility spectrometry (IMS), reduced mobility values (K(0)) are used as a qualitative measure of gas phase ions, and are reported in the literature as absolute values. Unfortunately, these values do not always match with those collected in the field. One reason for this discrepancy is that the buffer gas may be contaminated with moisture or other volatile compounds. In this study, the effect of moisture and organic contaminants in the buffer gas on the mobility of IMS standards and analytes was investigated for the first time using IMS directly coupled to mass spectrometry. 2,4-Dimethylpyridine, 2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine (DTBP), and tetrabutylammonium, tetrapropylammonium, tetraethylammonium, and tetramethylammonium chlorides were used as chemical standards. In general, the mobility of IMS standard product ions was not affected by small amounts of contamination while the mobilities of many analytes were affected. In the presence of contaminants in the buffer gas, the mobility of analyte ions is often decreased by forming ion-molecule clusters with the contaminant. To ensure the measurement of accurate reduced mobility values, two IMS standards are required: an instrument and a mobility standard. An instrument standard is not affected by contaminants in the buffer gas, and provides an accurate measurement of the instrumental parameters, such as voltage, drift length, pressure, and temperature. The mobility standard behaves like an analyte ion in that the compound's mobility is affected by low levels of contamination in the buffer gas. Prudent use of both of these standards can lead to improved measurement of accurate reduced mobility values.
Authors:
Roberto Fernández-Maestre; Charles Steve Harden; Robert Gordon Ewing; Christina Lynn Crawford; Herbert Henderson Hill
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2010-04-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Analyst     Volume:  135     ISSN:  1364-5528     ISO Abbreviation:  Analyst     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-25     Completed Date:  2010-09-07     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372652     Medline TA:  Analyst     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1433-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4630, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Gases / chemistry*
Ions / chemistry*
Pyridines / analysis,  standards
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / analysis,  metabolism,  standards
Reference Standards
Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*,  standards
Tetraethylammonium / analysis,  standards
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R33 DK070274-03S1/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R33 RR020046-05/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Gases; 0/Ions; 0/Pyridines; 0/Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; 10549-76-5/tetrabutylammonium; 108-47-4/2,4-dimethylpyridine; 13010-31-6/tetrapropylammonium; 51-92-3/tetramethylammonium; 66-40-0/Tetraethylammonium
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