A new matrix system m-NBA-DTDE (1:1) for FABMS of low-polar compounds, such as cholesterol (
1) and stearic acid methyl ester (
2), was prepared. The system, i.e., a 1:1 mixture of m-NBA (m-
nitro
benzyl
alcohol) to DTDE (2, 2′-
di
thio
di
ethanol or 2-hydroxyethyl disulfide), contributed to measuring the positive ion FAB mass spectra of above compounds and morusin permethyl ether (
3), and it brought an effective result on the ion current lifetime and the reproducibility of their spectra. The positive ion FAB mass spectra of these low-polar compounds were compared with the corresponding positive ion EI and CI mass spectra.
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