Title: reactive desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - reactive desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09191
Status: current

Definition
Mode of desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry with reactive chemicals within the spray solution to enhance the analytical specificity.

Note
The method has been used to detect chemical warefare agents, as well as natural products in marine alga.

Related Term
- desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09181

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1789 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)

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Citation: Citation: 'reactive desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09191
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