Terrence A. Lee is the author of A Beginner's Guide to Mass Spectral Interpretation, published by Wiley.

"... an ideal introduction to the topic of spectral interpretation." (Chromatographia, July 2000)

• Acknowledgements ixIntroduction xiChapter 1 Isotope Abundances and How We Use Them 1Chapter 2 Identification of the Molecular Ion 5Chapter 3 General Interpretation Procedures 9Chapter 4 Hydrocarbons 22Chapter 5 Halogenated Hydrocarbons 47Chapter 6 Alcohols 60Chapter 7 Ethers and Phenols 72Chapter 8 Aldehydes and Ketones 79Chapter 9 Esters and Acids 91Chapter 10 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds 106Chapter 11 Thiols and Thioethers 117Chapter 12 Heterocyclic Compounds 126Chapter 13 Unknowns 133Appendix Detailed Solutions to Unknowns 153Bibliography 180Topic Index 183Index of Compounds and Spectra 184

Terrence A. Lee is the author of A Beginner's Guide to Mass Spectral Interpretation, published by Wiley.

"... an ideal introduction to the topic of spectral interpretation." (Chromatographia, July 2000)

• Acknowledgements ixIntroduction xiChapter 1 Isotope Abundances and How We Use Them 1Chapter 2 Identification of the Molecular Ion 5Chapter 3 General Interpretation Procedures 9Chapter 4 Hydrocarbons 22Chapter 5 Halogenated Hydrocarbons 47Chapter 6 Alcohols 60Chapter 7 Ethers and Phenols 72Chapter 8 Aldehydes and Ketones 79Chapter 9 Esters and Acids 91Chapter 10 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds 106Chapter 11 Thiols and Thioethers 117Chapter 12 Heterocyclic Compounds 126Chapter 13 Unknowns 133Appendix Detailed Solutions to Unknowns 153Bibliography 180Topic Index 183Index of Compounds and Spectra 184

Terrence A. Lee is the author of A Beginner's Guide to Mass Spectral Interpretation, published by Wiley.

"... an ideal introduction to the topic of spectral interpretation." (Chromatographia, July 2000)

• Acknowledgements ixIntroduction xiChapter 1 Isotope Abundances and How We Use Them 1Chapter 2 Identification of the Molecular Ion 5Chapter 3 General Interpretation Procedures 9Chapter 4 Hydrocarbons 22Chapter 5 Halogenated Hydrocarbons 47Chapter 6 Alcohols 60Chapter 7 Ethers and Phenols 72Chapter 8 Aldehydes and Ketones 79Chapter 9 Esters and Acids 91Chapter 10 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds 106Chapter 11 Thiols and Thioethers 117Chapter 12 Heterocyclic Compounds 126Chapter 13 Unknowns 133Appendix Detailed Solutions to Unknowns 153Bibliography 180Topic Index 183Index of Compounds and Spectra 184