ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The 70 eV mass spectra of a number of 13C- and D-labelled analogs of 1-heptene have been measured, as well as the metastable transitions in the non-labelled compound. Isotopic distributions in the major fragment ions have been calculated from the high and low resolution data. The results show that considerable skeletal rearrangement must take place before formation of most of the fragment ions. Loss of methyl and ethyl radicals occurs mainly from the two ends of the molecule. Ethylene fragments come primarily from the unsaturated end of the molecule, but show evidence of significant prior skeletal rearrangement. The predicted McLafferty rearrangement accounts for only 2/3 of the C4H8+ ions formed, less for the C3H6+ ions. At least 80% of C4H9+ ions appear to be formed by allylic cleavage, as expected, but this mechanism can only account for a maximum of 20% of the formation of the complementary ion C3H5+. Both, this latter ion and C3H6+, are probably generated by loss of hydrogen from C3H7+.Figures obtained for label retention in 1-[13C]- and 1-D-labelled analogs were nearly identical for most fragment ions, probably indicating that the hydrogen atoms in position 1 remain on C(1) even following skeletal rearrangement. A similar result was found for the 7-[13C]- and 7-D-labelled compounds. The main exceptions in the case of the products labelled in position 1 (C4H7+, C3H3+) seem to be due to initial loss of an hydrogen atom from this position followed by further fragmentation.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19760590403
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