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RESEARCH PRODUCT

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Hartwig HöckerKlaus Riebel

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Fragmentation (mass spectrometry)ChemistryPolymer chemistryPolyatomic ionMass spectrumAnalytical chemistryOrganic chemistry

description

The mass spectra of cycloolefins (C12xH22x), cycloalkanes (C12xH24x), and unbranched alkanes are compared. The most prominent fragmentation series are CnH2(n–p)−1⊕, CnH2n − 1⊕, and CnH2n+1⊕, respectively. The intensity of the molecular ion peak decreases in the order given.

https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.1978.021790711