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Select the detector. To acquire molecular weight distribution data, use a general detector such as a refractive index detector. To acquire structural or compositional information, employ a more selective detector such as an ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) detector. Viscometric and light-scattering detectors facilitate more accurate molecular weight measurement when appropriate standards are not available. 

Interest in anionic polymerizations arises in part from the reactivity of the living carbanionic sites4 7) Access can be provided to polymers with a functional chain end. Such species are difficult to obtain by other methods. Polycondensations yield ro-functional polymers but they provide neither accurate molecular weight control nor low polydispersity. Recently Kennedy51) developed the inifer technique which is based upon selective transfer to fit vinylic polymers obtained cationically with functions at chain end. Also some cationic ring-opening polymerizations52) without spontaneous termination can yield re-functional polymers upon induced deactivation. Anionic polymerization remains however the most versatile and widely used method to synthesize tailor made re-functional macromolecules. 

The number of branches of star molecules made this way cannot be precisely predicted. Accurate molecular weight measurements are necessary to determine the average... 

Table 6.30 lists the main characteristics of quadrupole mass spectrometers. QMS is a relatively simple and robust analyser which does not need such a high vacuum as a sector instrument. The maximum admissible pressure at the source of the spectrometer is 10 6mbar in continuous regime and 10-5—10 4 mbar during short time intervals. Quadrupole technology assures reproducible and accurate molecular weight measurements day in and day out. For figures of merit, see Table 6.27. 

The application of FAB to peptide analysis has two general advantages it typically generates accurate molecular weight information due to the mass analyzers to which it is interfaced, and it offers rapid analysis. Given that FAB is not commonly applied to the analysis of proteins due to its limited mass range, routinely of the order of 5000 to 8000 Da, and relatively poor sensitivity (typically requiring >500 pmol), we will only briefly focus on the sample preparation and analysis procedures for peptides. 

Gel permeation studies on agarose-GuHCl columns provide for high resolution and accurate molecular weight determination of linear randomly coiled polypeptide chains. For nonlinear random coils, gel permeation studies provide for accurate determination of the effective hydrodynamic radius of the components. 

MS has become an indispensable tool for the determination of carbohydrate structures. The information provided by this methodology ranges from accurate molecular weight determination to the complete primary structure, with picomole sensitivity. These remarkable advances have been possible because of the development of novel methods of ionization, such as fast atom bombardment (FAB) ionization, ESI, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) (Fig. 3). 

MALDI analysis kits (e.g., Sequazyme peptide mass standards kit from Applied Biosystems) are a convenient way to obtain matrix, peptide standards, and solvents however, these items can easily be purchased independently. Any peptides that span a reasonable proportion of the useful mass range can be used for calibration, provided their accurate molecular weights are known. 

Accurate molecular weight determination. Elucidation of structure, especially the nature of the skeleton and the length of side chains. Sequence determination. 

Accurate molecular weight and molecular ffomula M. This will be very valuable in those cases where only a small amount... 

Fenn et al. [5-6] demonstrated the ability to perform accurate molecular-weight determination (generally within 0.01%) of proteins up to 30 kDa. Because of the low sample consumption, the excellent sensitivity, and the ease of operation, this method was rapidly implemented in the biochemistiy and biotechnology toolbox [10-13]. 

First, wc purify the compound and determine its physical properties melting point, boiling point, density, refractive index, and solubility in various solvents. In the laboratory today, we would measure various spectra of the compound (Chap. 13), in particular the infrared spectrum and the nmr spectrum indeed, because of the wealth of information to be gotten in this way, spectroscopic examination might well be the first order of business after purification. From the mass spectrum we would get a very accurate molecular weight. 

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