Determination of the structure of batumic acid by mass spectrometry

Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 8, 305–309 (2002)
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.503

Determination of the structure of batumic acid by mass spectrometry

N.A. Klyuev
Laboratory of Analytical Ecotoxicology, N.A. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia. E-mail: klyuev@online.ru

ABSTRACT:

Using various mass spectrometric methods (electron ionization, field desorption, high-resolution operation and metastable-ion spectra), specific chemical reactions and derivatization, the structure of batumic acid was established as 3,5,15-trimethyl-7-methylene-17-oxooctadeca-2,10,12-trienoic acid.

Keywords: batumic acid, chemical degradation, derivatization, mass spectrometry, structure

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