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On the shift of H 2 O between the carbons of the radical cation [CH 2 CH 2 OH 2 ] + ˙
Author(s) -
McAdoo David J.,
Hudson Charles E.
Publication year - 1986
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.1210211202
Subject(s) - carbonium ion , ion , decomposition , physics , radical , range (aeronautics) , atomic physics , energy (signal processing) , chemistry , materials science , quantum mechanics , composite material , organic chemistry
Computations predict that H 2 O will shift rapidly between the carbons of \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm .} {\rm H}_2 {\rm CH}_2 \mathop {\rm O}\limits^ + {\rm H}_2 $\end{document} over most of the energy range between the threshold for formation of the ion and the onset of its decomposition. This prediction is important to understanding the relationships and contrasts between the chemistries of free radicals and carbonium ions. We present experimental evidence that the theoretical predictions are correct.