Mass spectrometry is a great technique that can us give us detailed information about the mass and structure of a molecule. This video explains how it works.
Timestamps:
0:00 - What is Mass Spectrometry?
0:59 - Electron Ionisation/Electron Impact (EI)
1:50 - Fragmentation
2:36 - Chemical Ionisation (CI)
3:26 - Electrospray Ionisation (ESI)
4:11 - Acceleration
4:40 - Electromagnetic field deflection
5:22 - Mass to charge ratio (m/z)
5:42 - Time-of-Flight (ToF) Spectrometer
6:18 - Time-of-Flight (ToF) Calculations
9:56 - Cl2 mass spectrum
11:10 - Br2 mass spectrum
11:32 - Pentane mass spectrum
12:22 - Pentane (EI vs. CI/ESI)
13:34 - Identifying fragment peaks
14:28 - Pentan-3-one mass spectrum
15:02 - M+1 peak (carbon-13)
16:33 - 2-Chloropropane mass spectrum
17:07 - Dichloromethane mass spectrum
17:20 - 1-Bromopropane mass spectrum
17:43 - Dibromomethane mass spectrum
17:55 - Ethanamide mass spectrum
18:37 - GC-MS
18:53 - High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
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