Fred W. McLafferty – författare

Mas spec identification simplified and streamlined While mass spectroscopy is an important tool for identifying unknown compounds, identifying the actual spectra can be laborious and time-consuming — until now. The Important Peak Index of the Registry of Mass Spectral Data contains the same information as the Registry, but organized differently for easier navigation. All 115,917 compounds are identified only by their most diagnostic peaks, presented in 136,141 different spectra to allow faster identification based on easily-recognizable signatures. Covering chemicals from the broadest possible range of types, this three-volume set is a high-utility reference for today's lab.

Mass spectrometry is used extensively to identify unkown chemicals in almost all areas of chemistry, biochemistry, medical chemistry, and the environmental sciences. This massive work has been compiled and written by two acknowledged leaders in their field. McLafferty and Stauffer are the authors of two previous books on mass spectral data, and of various database versions of the data--but the present 7-volume work, Registry of Mass Spectral Data, 2nd Edition is, by far, the most complete and up-to-date collection of mass spectra available in book form. In it are presented the registry spectra for 108,173 compounds.