Femtosecond laser desorption postionization mass spectrometry using 7.9 eV single-photon ionization (7.9 eV fs-LDPI-MS) detected three of four drug compounds previously found to have very low ionization efficiencies by secondary ion mass spectrometry. Electronic structure calculations of the ionization energies and other properties of these four drug compounds predicted that all display ionization energies below the 7.9 eV photon energy, as required for single-photon ionization. The 7.9 eV fs-LDPI-MS of carbamazepine, imipramine, and verapamil all showed significant precursor (M) ion signal, but no representative signal was observed for ciprofloxacin. Furthermore, 7.9 eV fs-LDPI-MS displayed higher M signals and mostly similar fragment ions compared with 70 eV electron impact mass spectrometry. Ionization and fragmentation patterns are discussed in terms of calculated wave functions for the highest occupied molecular orbitals. The implications for improving lateral resolution and sensitivity of MS imaging of drug compounds are also considered.
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