Issue 18, 2016

Isotopically coded N-methoxy amide reagents for GC-MS profiling of carbonyl compounds via mass spectral tag generation

Abstract

Synthesis and application of isotopically labeled N-methoxy-N-(2-aminooxyethyl)-propionate (MAP), a chemoselective carbonyl derivatization reagent, is reported. To exploit the ready measurement of fragments serving as reporter ions in the m/z 32–34 range, MAP is designed to undergo electron ionization (EI)-induced fragmentation to expel labeled ethyl carbenium ions for relative quantifications in multiplexed analyses. A study of the EI-MS fragmentation behavior of a panel of MAP–carbonyl adducts revealed that the N-methoxy amide motif of MAP is highly predisposed to undergo carbonyl alpha cleavage to produce corresponding labeled carbenium ions in the targeted m/z range. Use of the N-methoxy amide functionality decreased undesired (e.g., uninformative) mass spectral fragmentations as well as provided good resistance to cleavage by amines or base relative to ester functionality. These properties should facilitate the use of MAP in multiplexed GC-MS analyses of complex mixtures containing aldehyde and ketone analytes. A representative multiplexed experiment using MAP isotopologues illustrates this approach for quantification of a carbonyl analyte in pooled sample mixtures.

Graphical abstract: Isotopically coded N-methoxy amide reagents for GC-MS profiling of carbonyl compounds via mass spectral tag generation

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Aug 2015
Accepted
13 Apr 2016
First published
14 Apr 2016

Anal. Methods, 2016,8, 3704-3710

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Isotopically coded N-methoxy amide reagents for GC-MS profiling of carbonyl compounds via mass spectral tag generation

S. K. Biladeau, W. N. Richmond, S. Laulhé and M. H. Nantz, Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 3704 DOI: 10.1039/C5AY02253C

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