A “Refined Hydrogen Rule” and a “Refined Hydrogen and Halogen Rule” for Organic Molecules

Jürgen Claesen, Dirk Valkenborg, Tomasz Burzykowski

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Abstract

Deriving chemical formulas of organic molecules, based on spectral information, with heuristic rules is a commonly recurring task. The computational effort and the potentially extensive list of candidate formulas put a strain on the downstream analysis. In this paper, we introduce a set of redefined heuristics based on the hydrogen and halogen rules that reduce the computational burden and the number of candidate formulas for organic molecules, such as peptides and lipids.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-136
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Mass Spectrometry
Volume31
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jan 2020

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