Abstract
Mass spectral fragmentations of six chlorinated organophosphorus pesticides were investigated using electron impact mass spectrometry. Understanding the fragmentation pathways, based on the fragment ions of mass spectra, should be useful in the structural elucidation and chemical identification of these compounds. The pro-posed fragmentation pathways were verified by collision-induced dissociation B/E-linked scan spectra. ln most cases,the structures of characteristic fragment ions could be expected by the observation of the peak clusters due to 35Cl and 37Cl isotopes. According to substituted groups on phosphorus atom, phosphate and phospho-rothioate exhibited significantIy differentfragmentation patterns. Especially, phosphate and phosphorothioate with diethyl ester produced more diverse fragment ions than that with dimethyl ester.