The isobutane and methane direct chemical ionization (DCI) mass spectra of mono-and dianhydrosugars are substantially influenced by their stereochemistry at temperatures of 150-250°C. The best results are obtained under isobutane Ci at 200 or 250°C. 1,6 : 3,5-Dianhydrogulofuranose gives proton-bridge stabilized MH* ions and fewer fragment ions compared with its ido epimer. TJ e four diastereomeric 1,5-anhydropentofuranoses show increased MH+ and MzH+ abundance for the fyxo and rib0 isomers with cis-l,2diol sites capable of proton bridging. The xyfo isomer gives a dominant IM -OH1 + ion. All isomers, but especially xyfo and ribo, give abundant [C,H,O,] + skeleton cleavage ions. They are attributed to an RDA fragmentation of pyranoglycosyl-type MH+ ions. The eight diastereomeric 1,6-anhydrohexofuranoses with endolexo coofigured trio1 structures show very characteristic MH+ abundances (4-41% Z). They parallel the amount of proton solvation in cisdiol sites of the isomers &hco < id0 < altro < gufo < galacto < tufo < all0 < manno). The [ M -OH 1 + ion abundances (15-47% Z) are also very characteristic @fact0 < talo < manno < altro g alfo < gfuco < id0 g gulo). They reflect the possible H,O or C4H,0H loss from the MH+ and IM * C4H,I + ions, respectively, with formation of protonated 1,6:3,5-and 1,6 : 2,5-dianhydr&exofuranose species; the slightly flattened C (5) site of M might favour the departure of the S O H group In addition, there are especially high abundances of skeleton fragment ions, 15% Z IMH -HCOOHl+, 10% Z IM -OH -H,O -CH,OI+ and 42% Z 1M -OH -C,H,O,I+, for the ido, gafacto and gfuco isomers, respectively.
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