Title: consecutive reaction monitoring
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - consecutive reaction monitoring
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12366
Status: current

Definition
Multiple-stage mass spectrometry experiment with three or more stages of m/z separation in which products of sequential fragmentation or bimolecular reactions are selected for detection.

Related Terms
- Multiple-stage mass spectrometry: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12501
- multiple reaction monitoring: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12500

Source
- PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1532 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)

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Citation: Citation: 'consecutive reaction monitoring' 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.12366
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