Synthesis of 4,5,6,7 and 2,4,5,6,7 Deuterium-labeled Indole-3-Acetic Acid for Use in Mass Spectrometric Assays 1

AUTOR(ES)

Magnus, Volker

RESUMO

Syntheses are described for tetra and pentadeutero indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) labeled in positions 4, 5, 6, 7 or 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 of the indole moiety. Polydeuterated IAA is proposed as an internal standard for gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of IAA by selected ion monitoring. Nanogram amounts of IAA may be assayed by monitoring the base peak of IAA at m/z = 130 (134 for d4-IAA) and the molecular ion of the methyl ester of IAA at 189 (193 for d4-IAA). Deuterium in positions 4, 5, 6, and 7 and, to only a slightly lesser extent, that in position 2 of IAA is retained during alkali treatment, thus permitting use of these compounds as internal standards for assay of IAA released by alkaline hydrolysis of ester and amide conjugates. The use of polydeutero internal standards separates the standards from the “isotope cluster” caused by the normal abundance of heavy isotopes and also permits use of reduced mass resolution, thus leading to a 10-fold increase in sensitivity.

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