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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
"Simple" organics = 1C + heteroatom [N or O] or 2C + associated hydrogens
"Complex" organics = 2C + heteroatom [N or O] or 3C + associated hydrogens Propane m.w. 44 Ethanol ("moonshine" ) CH3CH2OH m.w. 46 Note that methanethiol (CH3SH) is a whopping 48 amu and was not detected by INMS (but acetonitrile CH3CN (m.w. 41) , could be a "complex" organics consituent) -Mike -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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