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The β‐cleavage reaction in ethers
Author(s) -
Bernasek Steven L.,
Cooks R. Graham
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
organic mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 0030-493X
DOI - 10.1002/oms.1210030115
Subject(s) - cleavage (geology) , chemistry , bond cleavage , ether , medicinal chemistry , ether cleavage , fission , stereochemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , fracture (geology) , neutron , composite material
β‐Cleavage in n‐butyl ethyl ether occurs neither by simple bond fission with oxiranium ion formation nor by a mechanism analogous to the γ‐cleavage reaction in carbonyl compounds, but instead it involves skeletal rearrangement within the butyl chain.