Rapid Determination of Six Low Molecular Carbonyl Compounds in Tobacco Smoke by the APCI-MS/MS Coupled to Data Mining

Table 1

Performance parameters of the APCI-MS/MS method for six low molecular carbonyl compounds by daughter scan mode with [CH₃O]⁺.

Analytes	Linear equation	Linear range (μg/L)	LOD		CID energy
Acrolein		0.025~2.5	0.007	0.9979	15 eV
Acetone		0.05~5	0.021	0.9973	15 eV
Propionaldehyde		0.025~2.5	0.008	0.9993	15 eV
Crotonaldehyde		0.01~2.5	0.004	0.9998	15 eV
Butanone		0.05~5	0.012	0.9997	15 eV
Butyraldehyde		0.025~2.5	0.006	0.9976	15 eV
Acetone		0.05~5	0.009	0.9996	5 eV
Propionaldehyde		0.01~2.5	0.003	0.9993	5 eV
Butanone		0.05~5	0.013	0.9986	5 eV
Butyraldehyde		0.025~2.5	0.003	0.9995	5 eV