Parent ion
From MS Terms
Orange Book Entry
Orange Book
ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION
IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023) |
Parent ion |
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An electrically charged molecular moiety which may dissociate to form fragments, oneor more of which may be electrically charged, and one or more neutral species. Aparent ion may be a molecular ion or an electrically charged fragment of a molecular ion. Synonymous with Precursor Ion. |
IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12 |
Index of Orange Book Terms |