ISSN:
0030-493X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The molecular ion of hydrocinnamaldehyde (C6H5CH2CH2CHO) chiefly loses fragments C2H2O and C3H4O. Mass spectra of specifically deuterated analogues show that in the loss of C2H2O an α-hydrogen atom (with respect to the aldehyde group) is transferred to the aromatic part. A shift of the aldehydic hydrogen to one of the ortho positions of the phenyl ring and loss of C2H2O by a McLafferty rearrangement is not observed.In the loss of C3H4O also an α-hydrogen atom migrates to the aromatic part. Both reactions appear to occur with an extensive randomization of all hydrogen atoms in the molecular ion.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oms.1210030507