@article {McLafferty:1957:0003-7028:148, author = "McLafferty, Fred W.", title = "Mass Spectrometry in Chemical Research and Production", journal = "Applied Spectroscopy", volume = "11", number = "4", year = "1957", abstract = "The mass spectrometer is uniquely applicable to the solution of a wide range of problems in chemical research and production Plant stream analyzers now available enhance its advantages for rapid accurate quantittive analyses of mixtures of a large number of components Unique information concerning identity or molecular structure is obtainable from a mass spectrum, complementing well present instrumental methods such as infrared spectrophotometry Illustrations are given to show the broad potentialities of the technique. A method of classification and mechanisms of formation are discussed for the anomalous molecular rearrangements found in many spectra.", pages = "148-156", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sas/sas/1957/00000011/00000004/art00002", doi = "doi:10.1366/000370257774633204" }