4,4-Dimethyloxazoline (DMOX) Derivatives of Fatty Acids - Archive of Mass Spectra


The following mass spectra of DMOX derivatives of fatty acids can be accessed directly from the tabulated links below. No comments or interpretation are provided here, as the general principles are discussed elsewhere in these web pages. Further spectra will be added as they become available.

Spectra are listed under the headings - DMOX derivatives (of fatty acids) -


DMOX derivatives of saturated straight-chain fatty acids (including those labelled with stable isotopes)
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
hexanoate (6:0) 169 nonadecanoate (19:0) 351
octanoate (8:0) 197 eicosanoate (20:0) 365
nonanoate (9:0) 211 heneicosanoate (21:0) 379
decanoate (10:0) 225 docosanoate (22:0) 393
undecanoate (11:0) 239 tricosanoate (23:0) 407
dodecanoate (12:0) 253 tetracosanoate (24:0) 421
tridecanoate (13:0) 267 pentacosanoate (25:0) 435
tetradecanoate (14:0) 281 hexacosanoate (26:0) 449
pentadecanoate (15:0) 295 heptacosanoate (27:0) 463
hexadecanoate (16:0) 309 octacosanoate (28:0) 477
heptadecanoate (17:0) 323 nonacosanoate (29:0) 491
octadecanoate (18:0) 337 triacontanoate (30:0) 505
3,3-D-hexadecanoate 311 17,18-D-octadecanoate 339
4,4-D-hexadecanoate 311 D35-octadecanoate 372
16,17-D-octadecanoate 339
2-13C-hexadecanoate 310 1-13C-octadecanoate 338

DMOX derivatives of saturated branched-chain fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
8-methyl-decanoate (anteiso) 239
10-methyl-undecanoate (iso) 253 20-methyl-heneicosanoate (iso) 393
10-methyl-dodecanoate (anteiso) 267 15-methyl-docosanoate 407
11-methyl-dodecanoate (iso) 267 20-methyl-docosanoate (anteiso) 407
12-methyl-tridecanoate (iso) 281 21-methyl-docosanoate (iso) 407
3-methyl-tetradecanoate 295
9-methyl-tetradecanoate 295 22-methyl-tricosanoate (iso) 421
12-methyl-tetradecanoate (anteiso) 295 18-methyl-tetracosanoate 435
13-methyl-tetradecanoate (iso) 295 22-methyl-tetracosanoate (anteiso) 435
3-methyl-pentadecanoate 309 23-methyl-tetracosanoate (iso) 435
14-methyl-pentadecanoate (iso) 309 24-methyl-pentacosanoate (iso) 449
10-methyl-hexadecanoate 323 20-methyl-hexacosanoate 463
14-methyl-hexadecanoate (anteiso) 323 24-methyl-hexacosanoate (anteiso) 463
15-methyl-hexadecanoate (iso) 323 26-methyl-heptacosanoate (iso) 477
14-methyl-heptadecanoate 337 26-methyl-octacosanoate (anteiso) 491
16-methyl-heptadecanoate (iso) 337 28-methyl-nonacosanoate (iso) 505
10-methyl-octadecanoate 351 28-methyl-triacontanoate (anteiso) 519
11-methyl-octadecanoate 351 30-methyl-hentriacontanoate (iso) 533
16-methyl-octadecanoate (anteiso) 351 30-methyl-dotriacontanoate (anteiso) 547
18-methyl-nonadecanoate (iso) 365 32-methyl-tritriacontanoate (iso) 561
14-methyl-eicosanoate 379 32-methyl-tetratriacontanoate (anteiso) 575
18-methyl-eicosanoate (anteiso) 379
19-methyl-eicosanoate (iso) 379
4,8,12-trimethyl-tridecanoate 309 8,10-dimethyl-hexadecanoate 337
2,6,10,14-tetramethyl-pentadecanoate 351 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-hexadecanoate 365

DMOX derivatives of monoenoic fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
9-dodecenoate (9-12:1) 251 13-octadecenoate (13-18:1) 335
9-tetradecenoate (9-14:1) 279 14-octadecenoate (14-18:1) 335
5-pentadecenoate (5-15:1) 293 15-octadecenoate (15-18:1) 335
2-hexadecenoate 307 16-octadecenoate (16-18:1) 335
4-hexadecenoate (4-16:1) 307 17-octadecenoate (17-18:1) 335
5-hexadecenoate (5-16:1) 307
6-hexadecenoate (6-16:1) 307 9-nonadecenoate (9-19:1) 349
7-hexadecenoate (7-16:1) 307 11-nonadecenoate (11-19:1) 349
9-hexadecenoate (9-16:1) 307 5-eicosenoate (5-20:1) 363
10-hexadecenoate (10-16:1) 307 7-eicosenoate (7-20:1) 363
11-hexadecenoate (11-16:1) 307 9-eicosenoate (9-20:1) 363
9-heptadecenoate (9-17:1) 321 11-eicosenoate (11-20:1) 363
13-eicosenoate (13-20:1) 363
2-octadecenoate (2-18:1) 335 5-docosenoate (5-22:1) 391
3-octadecenoate (3-18:1) 335 7-docosenoate (7-22:1) 391
4-octadecenoate (4-18:1) 335 13-docosenoate (13-22:1) 391
5-octadecenoate (5-18:1) 335 15-docosenoate (15-22:1) 391
6-octadecenoate (6-18:1) 335 15-tetracosenoate (15-24:1) 419
7-octadecenoate (7-18:1) 335 17-tetracosenoate (17-24:1) 419
8-octadecenoate (8-18:1) 335 17-hexacosenoate (17-26:1) 447
9-octadecenoate (9-18:1) 335 19-hexacosenoate (19-26:1) 447
10-octadecenoate (10-18:1) 335 19-octacosenoate (19-28:1) 475
11-octadecenoate (11-18:1) 335 21-triacontenoate (21-30:1) 503
12-octadecenoate (12-18:1) 335
15-methyl-hexadec-9-enoate 321 7-methyl-hexadec-6-enoate 321

DMOX derivatives of dienoic fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
5,9-hexadecadienoate (5,9-16:2) 305 9,11-octadecadienoate (9,11-18:2) 333
7,10-hexadecadienoate (16:2(n-6)) 305 10,12-octadecadienoate (10,12-18:2) 333
9,12-hexadecadienoate (9,12-16:2) 305
5,9-heptadecadienoate (5,9-17:2) 319 9,12-nonadecadienoate (9,12-19:2) 347
9,12-heptadecadienoate (9,12-17:2) 319 5,11-eicosadienoate (5,11-20:2) 361
5,13-eicosadienoate (5,13-20:2) 361
4,7-octadecadienoate (4,7-18:2) 333 8,11-eicosadienoate (8,11-20:2) 361
5,8-octadecadienoate (5,8-18:2) 333 9,13-eicosadienoate (9,13-20:2) 361
6,9-octadecadienoate (6,9-18:2) 333 11,14-eicosadienoate (20:2(n-6)) 361
7,10-octadecadienoate (7,10-18:2) 333 5,9-docosadienoate (5,9-22:2) 389
8,11-octadecadienoate (8,11-18:2) 333 5,13-docosadienoate (5,13-22:2) 389
9,12-octadecadienoate (18:2(n-6)) 333 7,13-docosadienoate (7,13-22:2) 389
10,13-octadecadienoate (10,13-18:2) 333 7,15-docosadienoate (7,15-22:2) 389
11,14-octadecadienoate (11,14-18:2) 333 5,9-tricosadienoate (5,9-23:2) 403
12,15-octadecadienoate (12,15-18:2) 333 5,9-tetracosadienoate (5,9-24:2) 417
13,16-octadecadienoate (13,16-18:2) 333 5,9-pentacosadienoate (5,9-25:2) 431
14,17-octadecadienoate (14,17-18:2) 333 5,9-hexacosadienoate (5,9-26:2) 445
3,9-octadecadienoate (5,9-18:2) 333 5,9-heptacosadienoate (5,9-27:2) 459
5,9-octadecadienoate (5,9-18:2) 333 5,9-octacosadienoate (5,9-28:2) 473
7,11-octadecadienoate (7,11-18:2) 333 17,21-octacosadienoate (17,21-28:2) 473
23-methyl-tetracosa-5,9-dienoate 431
24-methyl-pentacosa-5,9-dienoate 445 22-methyl-octacosa-5,9-dienoate 487

DMOX derivatives of trienoic fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
6,9,12-hexadecatrienoate (6,9,12-16:3) 303 5,9,13-eicosatrienoate (5,9,13-20:3) 359
7,10,13-hexadecatrienoate (16:3(n-3)) 303 5,11,14-eicosatrienoate (5,11,14-20:3) 359
9,12,15-hexadecatrienoate (16:3(n-1)) 303 7,11,14-eicosatrienoate (7,11,14-20:3) 359
    8,11,14-eicosatrienoate (20:3(n-6)) 359
8,11,14-heptadecatrienoate (17:3(n-3)) 317 11,14,17-eicosatrienoate (20:3(n-3)) 359
    7,13,16-docosatrienoate (7,13,16-22:3) 387
3,9,12-octadecatrienoate (3,9,12-18:3) 331 5,9,17-tetracosatrienoate (5,9,17-24:3) 415
5,9,12-octadecatrienoate (5,9,12-18:3) 331 5,9,17-hexacosatrienoate (5,9,19-26:3) 443
6,8,12-octadecatrienoate (6,8,12-18:3) 331 5,9,19-hexacosatrienoate (5,9,19-26:3) 443
6,9,12-octadecatrienoate (18:3(n-6)) 331 5,9,19-octacosatrienoate (5,9,19-28:3) 471
8,11,14-octadecatrienoate (18:3(n-4)) 331 5,9,21-octacosatrienoate (5,9,21-28:3) 471
9,12,15-octadecatrienoate (18:3(n-3)) 331 5,9,22-nonacosatrienoate (5,9,22-29:3) 485
11,14,17-octadecatrienoate (18:3(n-1)) 331 5,9,23-triacontatrienoate (5,9,23-30:3) 499
6,10,12-octadecatrienoate (6,10,12-18:3) 331 5,9,25-dotriacontatrienoate (5,9,25-32:3) 527

DMOX derivatives of tetra-, penta- and hexaenoic fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
4,7,10,13-hexadecatetraenoate (16:4(n-3)) 301 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoate (20:4(n-6)) 357
6,9,12,15-hexadecatetraenoate (16:4(n-1)) 301 5,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoate (5,11,14,17-20:4) 357
8,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoate (20:4(n-3)) 357
5,8,11,14-octadecatetraenoate (18:4(n-4)) 329
6,9,12,15-octadecatetraenoate (18:4(n-3)) 329 7,10,13,16-docosatetraenoate (22:4(n-6)) 395
8,11,14,17-octadecatetraenoate (18:4(n-1)) 329 5,9,19,23-triacontatetraenoate (5,9,19,23-30:4) 497
5,9,21,25-dotriacontatetraenoate (5,9,21,25-32:4) 525
5,8,11,14,17-octadecapentaenoate (18:5(n-1)) 327
5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoate (20:5(n-3)) 355 4,7,10,13,16-docosapentaenoate (22:5(n-6)) 383
6,9,12,15,18-heneicosapentaenoate (21:5(n-3)) 369 7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoate (22:5(n-3)) 383
4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoate (22:6(n-3)) 381 6,9,12,15,19,21-tetracosahexaenoate (24:6(n-3)) 409

DMOX derivatives of acetylenic fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
octadeca-9-ynoate 333 octadeca-8,10-dien-12ynoate 329
octadeca-7,9-diynoate 329
octadeca-8,10-diynoate 329 eicosa-11-yn,trans-13-enoate 359
octadeca-9,11-diynoate 329 docosa-13-yn,trans-15-enoate 387
octadeca-9-yn,trans-11-enoate 331 tetracosa-15-yn,trans-17-enoate 415
octadeca-9-en-12-ynoate 331 hexacosa-17-yn,trans-19-enoate 443
octadeca-14-yn-17-enoate 331 octacosa-19-yn,trans-21-enoate 471
octadeca-6-yn-9,12,15-trienoate 327

DMOX derivatives of natural cyclic fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
9,10-methylene-hexadecanoate 321 11,12-methylene-octadecanoate 349
9,10-methylene-octadecanoate 349
8,9-methylene-heptadec-8-enoate 333 9,10-methylene-octadec-9-enoate 347
11-cyclopentylundecanoate 307 13-cyclopent-2-enyltridec-6-enoate 331
11-cyclopent-2-enylundecanoate 305 15-cyclopentylpentadecanoate 363
13-cyclopentyltridecanoate 335 15-cyclopent-2-enylpentadecanoate 361
13-cyclopent-2-enyltridecanoate 333 1-cyclopent-2-enylpentadec-9-enoate 359
13-cyclopent-2-enyltridec-4-enoate 331
6-(6-hexyl-cyclohexadienyl)-hexanoate 331 7-(5-pentyl-cyclohexadienyl)-heptanoate 331
11-phenylundecanoate 315 13-phenyltridecanoate 343
15-phenylpentadec-9-enoate 369

DMOX derivatives of oxygenated fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
12,13-epoxyoctadec-9-enoate 349 8-(5-hexyl-2-furyl)-octanoate 347
15-ethoxypentadecanoate 339 19-ethoxynonadec-9-enoate 393
17-ethoxyheptadec-9-enoate 365 17-methoxyoctadec-9-enoate 365
16-hydroxy-hexadecanoate 325 2-hydroxy-octadeca-9,12,15-trienoate 347
16-hydroxy-hexadecanoate - TMS 397    
18-hydroxy-octadecanoate 353 15-hydroxy-octadeca-9,12-dienoate 349
18-hydroxy-octadecanoate - TMS 425 15-hydroxy-octadeca-9,12-dienoate - TMS 421
9-hydroxy-octadec-12-enoate 351 14-hydroxy-eicos-11-enoate 379
9-hydroxy-octadec-12-enoate - TMS 423 14-hydroxy-eicos-11-enoate - TMS ether 451
12-hydroxy-octadec-9-enoate 351    
12-hydroxy-octadec-9-enoate - TMS 423    
12-methoxy-octadec-9-enoate 365    

DMOX derivatives of dicarboxylic fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
1,6-hexanedioate 252 1,10-decanedioate 308
1,7-heptanedioate 266 1,11-undecanedioate 322
1,8-octanedioate 280 1,12-dodecanedioate 336
1,9-nonanedioate 294 1,18-octadecanedioate 420

DMOX derivatives of halogenated fatty acids
Fatty acid M+ Fatty acid M+
16-fluoro-hexadecanoate 327 18-fluoro-eicosanoate 383
18-fluoro-octadecanoate 355 18-fluoro-eicos-9-enoate 381
18-fluoro-octadec-9-enoate 353 18-fluoro-eicos-11-enoate 381
18-fluoro-octadec-9,12-dienoate 351
12,12,12-trifluoro-dodecanoate 307 6,6-difluoro-octadecanoate 373
2-fluoro-hexadecanoate 327 10,10-difluoro-octadecanoate 373
2-fluoro-octadecanoate 355 18,18,18-trifluoro-octadecanoate 391
2,2-difluoro-octadecanoate 373
2-bromo-hexadecanoate 387/9


W.W. Christie

Scottish Crop Research Institute (and MRS Lipid Analysis Unit), Invergowrie, Dundee (DD2 5DA), Scotland

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