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. 2019 Feb 10;24(3):611. doi: 10.3390/molecules24030611

Table 2.

The extension of nitrogen rule to even-electron ions ([1], p. 38). Note that the N rule is only applicable for singly charged ions containing solely H, C, N, O, Hlg, P and S atoms and is only reliable < m/z 500 [28].

Odd m/z Even m/z
OE 1 odd #N even #N
EE 2 even #N odd #N

1 odd-electron precursor/fragment ion. 2 even-electron precursor/fragment ion.