A simple direct analytical method for the detection of hydrazine (N2H4) in air is described. The N2H4 is ionized in electron transfer collisions with a low kinetic energy projectile ion (H(+)) under well-controlled conditions in a collision chamber. A single product ion is formed. Interference by background air is not observed. The product ion is detected using a quadrupole mass spectrometer. Preliminary estimates of the detection sensitivity of the present instrument configuration for N2H4 are discussed.

This is the first complete, major reference work on the chemistry of hydrazine in over 30 years. It will cover the production of hydrazine, the preparation of organic hydrazine derivatives, the preparation of other alklhydrazines, the physical properties of hydrazines, hydrazine chemistry, and applications. Includes over 150 tables, 98 illustrations, and 4,400 references.