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Overall scheme of chemical derivatization of metabolites by silylation using trimethylsilyl derivatives, e.g. N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA). The formation of derivatives from MSTFA involves the displacement of an N-methyltrifluoroacetamide leaving group by the analyte.
