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Deciphering isotopic fine structures of silylated compounds in gas chromatography-vacuum photoionization orbitrap mass spectrometry of bio-oils.
J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 35, 3242-3255 (2024)
We introduce vacuum resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) with high-resolution Orbitrap Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) for analyzing silylated polar compounds. UV laser radiation at 248 nm sensitively and selectively targets aromatic constituents, while high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) enables high-performance mass spectrometric detection. This workflow enhances the detection confidence of polar constituents by identifying unique isotopologue patterns, including at the isotopic fine structure (IFS) level, in analytical standards and complex bio-oils. A direct and derivatized gas chromatography (GC) procedure on a polar standard component mixture allowed us to explore the general ionization and detection characteristics of REMPI FTMS. HRMS enabled the examination of the complex isotopologue profiles, revealing distinct patterns for the CHOxSiy-class compounds. Particularly in complex mixtures, this isobaric/isonucleonic complexity exceeded the classical mass resolution capabilities of the employed Orbitrap D30 series and prompted the usage of prolonged transients via an external data acquisition system. This procedure substantially improved mass spectrometric results by recording the unreduced time-domain transient data for up to 2 s. Notably, the ability to distinguish diagnostic isotopic pairs, such as 12C/29Si vs 13C/28Si with a mass split of ∼3.79 mDa and 13C12C/28Si29Si vs 13C2/28Si2, with an approximate mass difference of ∼3.32 mDa, demonstrates a significant and expected performance improvement. Finally, we benchmark the GC HRMS methodology to identify silylated oxygenated and nitrogen-containing constituents in ultracomplex bio-oil samples. The presented approach of utilizing the silicon isotope pattern and unique isotopologue mass splits for increasing attribution confidence can be applied beyond bio-oils toward the general GC analyses of polar oxygenates.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Bio-oil ; Derivatization ; Fine Isotopic Structure ; High-resolution Mass Spectrometry ; Photoionization ; Silicon; Cyclotron Resonance Cell; Fast Pyrolysis; Ionization; Components; Products; Elements; Silicon; Biomass; 1st
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2024
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2024
e-ISSN
1044-0305
Quellenangaben
Band: 35,
Heft: 12,
Seiten: 3242-3255
Verlag
Elsevier
Verlagsort
1155 16th St, Nw, Washington, Dc 20036 Usa
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s)
30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er)
Environmental Sciences
PSP-Element(e)
G-504500-001
Förderungen
ANR
DFG
EUROSTARS project
Eurostars
DFG
EUROSTARS project
Eurostars
WOS ID
001353282500001
Scopus ID
85209131257
PubMed ID
39530390
Erfassungsdatum
2024-11-18