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Fragmentation of Organic Ions and Interpretation of EI Mass Spectra

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The following chapter introduces one of the key disciplines of organic mass spectrometry: the common fragmentation pathways of organic ions and the resulting methodology for the interpretation of electron ionization (EI) mass spectra.

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