Internal fragment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005965",
  "term": "Internal fragment",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A product ion formed in mass spectrometry by the cleavage of two bonds within a molecule, resulting in a fragment that does not contain either end of the original molecule. This type of fragmentation provides structural information about the central portion of a molecule. It is often observed in tandem mass spectrometry experiments.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1550 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/internal-fragment/"
}