ISSN:
0030-493X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The structures of the m/z 87, [C4H7O2]+, ions generated by dissociative ionization of CH3CGXCOOCH3 and XCH2CH2COOCH3 (X = CH3, Cl, Br, and I) have been investigated via their unimolecular and collisionally activated fragmentations and by apperance energy measurements. For both precursors loss of X = CH3 produced, via H atom transfer, ions of structure \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH_2 = CH}\mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } \left({{\rm OH}} \right){\rm OCH}_{\rm 3} $\end{document} (a), ΔHf = 386 kj mol-1. In marked contrast, loss of I· from ionized CH3CHICOOCH3 and ICH2CH2COOCH3 proceeded without rearrangement to yield respectively ions of structure \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH_3}\mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } {{\rm HCOOCH_3}} $\end{document} (b), ΔHf = 480 kJ mol-1 and (c), ΔHf = 450 kJ mol-1. These different fragmentation behaviours are explained via photoelectron spectra which show that the formal charge site in the precursor ion is at the carbonyl oxygen when X = CH3 but at the halogen atom when X = I. The precursor molecules X = Cl and Br display both of the above characteristics, CH3CHXCOOCH3 yielding mixtures of a and b and XCH2CH2COOCH3 producing a and c ions.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oms.1210180806
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