THE MASS SPECTRA OF THREE DEUTERATED BUTANOLS

Journal Article · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1958 · Canadian Journal of Chemistry (Canada)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1139/v58-141· OSTI ID:4307159

McFadden, W H; Lounsbury, M; Wahrhaftig, A L

The mass spectra of 1,1-dldeutero-1-butanol, hexadeutero-2-butanol have been obtained using 70volt ionizing electrons. Comparison of the cracking patterns of the deuterated butanols with those of the undeuterated compounds confirms certain known features of the mass spectra of alcohols and reveals farther informatlon regarding the formation of several rearrangement ions. The strong tendency for alcohols to break at bonds beta to the hydroxyl group has been attributed to charge localization on the oxygen and this feature is used to explain the formation of many of the rearrangement ions. It is postulated that a hydrogen atom may be transferred to the electron-deficient oxygen and that the resulting structure distributes its excess energy and charge to give the activated complexes lending to the observed ions. (auth)

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., Chalk River, Ont., Can.; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-12-010425
• OSTI ID: 4307159
• Journal Information: Canadian Journal of Chemistry (Canada), Journal Name: Canadian Journal of Chemistry (Canada) Vol. Vol: 36; ISSN CJCHA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACTIVATION
ALCOHOLS
BUTANOL
CHEMISTRY
COMPLEXES
DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRONS
ENERGY
HYDROGEN
IONIZATION
IONS
MASS SPECTROMETERS
OXYGEN
QUANTITY RATIO
REACTION KINETICS
SPECTROSCOPY