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Studies in organic mass spectrometry. Part 25. Benzyl ion formation in chemical ionisation (methane or isobutane) of someortho-alkylhetero-substituted diphenylcarbinols

Liliana LamartinaDavid BongiornoLeopoldo CerauloMaria Concetta Natoli

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ChemistryOrganic ChemistryInorganic chemistryProtonationPhotochemistryMass spectrometryMethaneAnalytical ChemistryIonchemistry.chemical_compoundIonizationIsobutaneMoleculeSpectroscopySpectroscopy

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The behaviour of some ortho-alkylhetero-substituted diphenylcarbinols, including deuterium labelled derivatives, under chemical ionisation (methane or isobutane) conditions has been investigated. It has been determined that ortho-alkylhetero diphenylmethyl cations formed by water elimination from the protonated molecule undergo consecutive rearrangements which afford benzyl (or tropylium) ions previously observed for ortho-substituted diphenylcarbenium ions generated by electron ionisation. This reaction also occurs under low-energy collision conditions. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(20000229)14:4<203::aid-rcm860>3.0.co;2-k