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Hydrogen shifts in the decomposition of branched chain alkane radical cations
Author(s) -
Howe Ian
Publication year - 1975
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.1210100912
Subject(s) - alkane , metastability , chemistry , deuterium , decomposition , hydrogen , ion , kinetic isotope effect , photochemistry , thermal decomposition , chain reaction , hydrocarbon , organic chemistry , atomic physics , physics
Heat of formation data are consistent with formation of the t ‐butyl ion when C 3 H 7 is eliminated from the molecular ion of 2‐methylhexane. The 1–2 hydrogen shift that must accompany this reaction is confirmed via a deuterium isotope effect upon the low energy metastable decomposition.