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2,4,6-TNT
×100

Mass Range
225.5 - 226.5 +
226.5 - 227.5

×10
Mass Range
167.5 - 168.5

×10
Mass Range
181.5 - 182.5

×10
Mass Range
212.5 - 213.5

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
Retention Time (min)
Figure 6.11 LC/MS-APCI mass chromatograms of a 4-times crystallized TNT
sample. (Reprinted from Zhao, X. and Yinon, J., Characterization and origin
identification of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene through its by-product isomers by liquid
chromatography – atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry,
J. Chromatogr. A, 946, 125, 2002. Copyright 2002, with permission from Elsevier
Science.)

CH 3 CH 3
O N NH 2 O N NO 2
2
2

NO 2 NH 2
2-ADNT 4-ADNT
Scheme 4

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