| Summary: | Our study found that quantum calculations can differentiate fragmentation energies into isomeric structures with asymmetric carbon atoms, such as those of acetalized monosaccharides. It was justified by the good results that have been published in recent years on the discrimination of structural isomers and diastereomers by correlating the calculated mass energy fragmentation profiles with their mass spectra. Based on the quantitative structure–fragmentation relationship (QSFR), this technique compares the intensities of primary ions from the experimental spectrum using the mass energy profiles calculated for the candidate structures. Maximum fit is obtained for the true structure. For a preliminary assessment of the accuracy of the identification of some di-<i>O</i>-isopropylidene monosaccharide diastereomers, we used fragmentation enthalpies (Δ<i><sub>f</sub></i>H) and Gibbs energies (Δ<i><sub>f</sub></i>G) as the energetic descriptors of fragmentation. Four quantum chemical methods were used: RM1, PM7, DFT Δ<i><sub>f</sub></i>H and DFT Δ<i><sub>f</sub></i>G. The mass energy database shows that the differences between the profiles of the isomeric candidate structures could be large enough to be distinguished from each other. This database allows the optimization of energy descriptors and quantum computing methods that can ensure the correct identification of these isomers.
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