Table 1.
Ketone and quinone-sustituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (OPAH) properties and structures are provided for each analyte in the method. Quantition ion (Quant ion) for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis is shown here. Qualifier ions can be found in the Supplemental Data. Analytes identified as Quantitative met quality control standards for accuracy and precision.
OPAH | Abbreviation | CAS No. | MW | Formula | Quant Ion | IDL (pg) | Structure | Type |
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9-Fluorenone | 9-FLUO | 486-25-9 | 180.2 | C13H8O | 180 | 0.5 | file | Quantitative |
Acenapthenequinone | ACYQ | 82-86-0 | 182.2 | C12H6O2 | 126 | 50 | file | Semi-quantitative |
9-Fluorenone-D8 | na | 137219-34-2 | 188.3 | C13D8O | 188.1 | n/a | NA | Surrogate |
4H-Cyclopenta[def]phenanthren-4-one | CP[def]PHEO | 5737-13-3 | 204.2 | C15H8O | 204 | 1 | file | Quantitative |
9,10-Phenthrenequinone | 9,10-PHEQ | 84-11-7 | 208.2 | C14H8O2 | 180 | 500 | file | Semi-quantitative |
9,10-Anthraquinone | 9,10-ANTQ | 84-65-1 | 208.2 | C14H8O2 | 208 | 5 | file | Quantitative |
1,4-Anthraquinone | 1,4-ANTQ | 635-12-1 | 208.2 | C14H8O2 | 208 | 50 | file | Quantitative |
Phenanthrene-1,4-dione | 1,4-PHEQ | 569-15-3 | 208.2 | C14H8O2 | 216 | 50 | file | Semi-quantitative |
9,10-Anthraquinone-D8 | NA | 10439-39-1 | 216.3 | C14D8O2 | 216.1 | n/a | NA | Surrogate |
Benzanthrone | BEZO | 82-05-3 | 230.3 | C17H10O | 230 | 10 | file | Quantitative |
Benzofluorenone | BFLUO | 479-79-8 | 230.3 | C17H10O | 230 | 0.5 | file | Quantitative |
Aceanthracenequinone | ACAQ | 6373-11-1 | 232.2 | C16H8O2 | 204 | 50 | file | Semi-quantitative |
Benzo[cd ]pyrenone | B[cd ]PYRO | 3074-00-8 | 254.3 | C19H10O | 254 | 10 | file | Quantitative |
7,12-Benz[a ]anthracenquinone | 7,12-Ba AQ | 2498-66-0 | 258.3 | C18H10O2 | 258 | 10 | file | Quantitative |
5,12-Naphthacenequinone | 5,12-NAPQ | 1090-13-7 | 258.3 | C18H10O2 | 258 | 10 | file | Quantitative |
Benzo[c ]phenanthrene-[1,4]quinone | B[c]PHE1,4Q | 109699-80-1 | 258.3 | C18H10O2 | 258 | 100 | file | Semi-quantitative |
MW= molecular weight, Quant Ion = m/z ratio used for quantification, IDL= instrumental detection limit (peak to peak signal/noise >3), NA= not applicable