Zhu, HaoxuanJanusson, EricLuo, JingweiPiers, JamesIslam, FarhanaMcGarvey, G. BryceOliver, Allen G.Granot, OriMcIndoe, J. Scott2018-10-162018-10-1620172017-09Zhu, H., Janusson, E., Luo, J., Piers, J., Islam,F., McGarvey,G.B., Oliver, A.G., Granot, O. & McIndoe, J.S. (2017). Phenol-selective mass spectrometric analysis of jet fuel. Analyst, 142(17), 3278-3284. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7AN00908Ahttps://doi.org/10.1039/C7AN00908Ahttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10166Bromobenzyl compounds react selectively with phenols via the Williamson ether synthesis. An imidazolium charge-tagged bromobenzyl compound can be used to reveal phenol impurities in jet fuel by analysis via electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The complex matrix as revealed by Cold EI GC/MS analysis is reduced to a few simple sets of compounds in the charge-tagged ESI mass spectrum, primarily substituted phenols and thiols. Examination of jet fuels treated by different refinery methods reveals the efficacy of these approaches in removing these contaminants.enPostprintDepartment of Chemistry