Structural characterization of poly(amino)ester dendrimers and related impurities by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry.
Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom
; 24(15): 2207-16, 2010 Aug 15.
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ABSTRACT
An acid-terminated poly(amino)ester dendrimer was studied by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry to establish its fragmentation pathways, with the aim of using them to investigate the structure of any defective molecules generated during the dendrimer synthesis. This poly(amino)ester dendrimer could be ionized in both polarities but the most structurally relevant dissociation pathways were found from the deprotonated molecule in negative ion mode. The dissociation pattern of this dendrimer is fully described and supported by accurate mass measurements. The main dissociation reactions of the negatively charged polyacidic dendrimer were shown to consist of (i) the release of carbon dioxide and ethene within a branch, which proceeds as many times as intact neutral branches are available; and (ii) the elimination of an entire dendrimer arm. Monitoring the occurrence of these reactions together with any deviation from these two main routes allowed six major dendritic impurities to be structurally characterized.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Espectrometría de Masa por Ionización de Electrospray
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Dendrímeros
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Espectrometría de Masas en Tándem
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom
Año:
2010
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Article
País de afiliación:
Francia