Mass Spectrometry Basics

Overview

This course will help you to gain a sound working knowledge of basic mass spectroscopic analysis principles and procedures and enable you to develop a greater understanding of theoretical and practical relationships. Throughout the seven sessions, you will build the expertise needed to choose optimum ionization and mass analysis parameters and techniques useful in the interpretation of mass spectra from organic compounds. In the end, these tools will increase your on-the-job efficiency.

When and Where

This course will meet online for seven webcast sessions of 90 minutes each.

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Key Topics

• Introduction
• Rules for Interpreting Mass Spectra from Various Types of Organic Compounds
• Inlet Systems
• Ion Production
• Mass Analyzers
• Enrichment Devices
• Interpretation of Mass Spectra

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How you will benefit from this course

• Gain a better understanding of mass spectrometry theory.
• Evaluate methods for sample introduction.
• Learn about different methods for ion formation.
• Examine alternate methods for ion separation.
• Learn basic concepts useful in the interpretation of mass spectra.
• Have homework assignments that include the interpretation of mass spectra from unknown compounds.
• Examine basic techniques for quantitative analysis using hyphenated techniques.

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Course Instructor

Dennis Anderson retired from Akzo Nobel Surfactants America following a 40+ year career as an industrial analytical chemist. Mr. Anderson also taught graduate and undergraduate general, analytical, and physical chemistry courses for 23 years at Roosevelt University and is currently part of the adjunct faculty at Triton College.

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Agenda

Introduction

• Basic instrumentation

Rules for Interpreting Mass Spectra from Various Types of Organic Molecules, including:

• Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Esters
• Ketones
• Alcohols
• Ethers
• Amines

Inlet and Vacuum Systems

• Instrument Components
• Vacuum Systems
• Inlet Systems
• Detector and Data Management Systems

Ion Production

• Electron Impact
• Chemical Ionization
• Field Ionization – Field Desorption
• Fast Atom Bombardment
• Ion Cyclotron Resonance

Mass Analyzers

• Single Focusing Magnetic Sector
• Double Focusing Magnetic Sector
• Quadrupole
• Time of Flight
• Ion Trap

Instrumentation

• Enrichment Devices
• Spectrometer Configurations

Additional Mass Spectral Interpretation

For each session, there will be homework assignments consisting of unknown mass spectra for identification. These homework assignments will then be discussed in detail at the beginning of sessions 2-7.

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Who should attend?

This course is ideal for chemistry professionals from industry, government or academia who are involved in analysis, synthesis, or quality control. This course will be especially valuable to those who develop new processes, synthesis procedures or analyze samples from R&D and production. Participants should have a background in general chemistry. Experience with instrumental analysis is helpful, but not required.

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System Requirements

You need a high-speed connection to the Internet and an up-to-date version of your Web browser (Internet Explorer is preferred). For the audio portion of the live session, we will use a telephone conference call for attendees from the US and Canada. You will need a phone near your computer capable of making long distance phone calls to a 1-800 number. A hands-free or speaker phone is highly recommended.

International attendees may have access to a toll-free, global call-in number or use VOIP, depending on their country. An ACS staff member will contact you to complete these arrangements. Please contact us at shortcourses@acs.org, if you have any questions.

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Course Fees

Note: Each participant must register individually for this course.

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