Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Quantification of Inorganic Cations and Anions
Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Quantification of Inorganic Cations and Anions
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DOI:
10.2116/analsci.31.7
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发表时间:
2015-01
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
H. Hotta;K. Tsunoda
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作者:
H. Hotta;K. Tsunoda
Recent studies from our laboratory on electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) for the quantification of inorganic cations and anions are reviewed. Metal ions were determined by ESI-MS in negative-ion mode as monovalent negative ions of their aminopolycarboxylate (APC) complexes, where excess amounts of the APC agents were added to sample solutions. Among the APCs studied, we found trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane- N , N , N ′, N ′-tetraacetic acid (CyDTA, the chemical forms in a complex were expressed as H_ n cydta^ n −4) as the best chelating agent. A size exclusion column was used for on-line separation of the metal-APC complexes from matrix salts in samples. Total amounts of Al, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb in the biological certified reference materials (CRM), Olive Leaves (BCR-062) and Plankton (BCR-414), and in a soil CRM (JSAC-0401) were successfully determined by the proposed method. Halide ions (X^− = F^−, Cl^−, Br^− and I^−) and cyanide (CN^−) were determined by ESI-MS based on the formation of ternary complexes of metals, chelating agents and the analyte anions. Negative ions of the ternary complexes of group 13 elements, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA, H_ n nta^ n −3), and halides, i.e. , [AlF(nta)]^− for F^−, and [InX(nta)]^− for other halides, were measured; the limits of detection (LODs) were 10 nmol dm^−3 for F^−, 0.31 μmol dm^−3 for Cl^−, 3.8 nmol dm^−3 for Br^−, and 1.6 nmol dm^−3 for I^−, respectively. In the case of CN^−, an LOD of 20 nmol dm^−3 was obtained based on measurements of the ternary complex of Cu^II, CN^− and 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR, H_ n par^ n −2), i.e. , [^63Cu^II(CN)(par)]^− ( m / z 302). Moreover, quantitative methods for Cr^VI and Cr^III by ESI-MS were developed, where HCrO_4^− ( m / z 117) for Cr^VI and [Cr^III(cydta)]^− for Cr^III were used for measurements.