Comparison of Activation Techniques for the Identification of Nitazene Analogs Using the NIST/NIJ Data Interpretation Tool

All three activation techniques performed similarly, based on the NIST/NIJ DIT results. However, IS-CID produced significantly less fragmentation than CID or AIF, indicating that AIF is a suitable screening technique for this instrumental setup. The NIST/NIJ DIT can also be utilized for ESI-CID spectra, although slightly fewer nitazene analogs were correctly identified with ESI-CID than with DART-CID.