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ortho ‐Rearrangements of o ‐alkylphenoxide anions
Author(s) -
Reeks Lachlan B.,
Eichinger Peter C. H.,
Bowie John H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/rcm.1290070405
Subject(s) - chemistry , acetaldehyde , formaldehyde , mass spectrum , alkyl , medicinal chemistry , spectral line , ion , photochemistry , organic chemistry , ethanol , physics , astronomy
The collision‐induced mass spectra of the o ‐methyl and o ‐ethylphenoxide anions show loss of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, respectively. These processes are rationalized in terms of a reversible rearrangement o ‐RC 6 H 4 O − ⇌ [(C 6 H 4 ) − OR] (R = alkyl).