Mass spectra of sulfinamide derivatives and identification of their thermal decomposition products

The mass spectra of 30 sulfinamide derivatives (RSONHR', R' alkyl or p-XC₆H₄) are reported. Most of the spectra had peaks attributable to thermal decomposition products. For some compounds these were identified by pyrolysis under similar conditions to be: RSO₂NHR', RSO₂SR, RSSR and NH₂R' (in all kinds of sulfinyl amides); RSNHR' (in the case of arylsulfinyl arylamides); RSO₂C₆H₄NH₂, RSOC₆H₄NH₂ and RSC₆H₄NH₂ (in the case of arylsulfinyl arylamides of the type of X = H) The mass spectra of the three thermally stable compounds showed that there are several kinds of common fragment ions. The mass spectra of the thermally labile compounds had two groups of ions; (i) characteristic fragment ions of the intact molecules and (ii) the molecular ions of the thermal decomposition products. It was concluded that the sulfinamides give the following ions after electron impact: [M]⁺, [M ? R]⁺, [M ? R + H]⁺, [M ? SO]⁺, [RS]⁺, [NHR']⁺, [NHR' + H]⁺, [RSO]⁺, [RSO + H]⁺, [R]⁺, [R + H]⁺, [R']⁺ and [M ? OH]⁺, and that the thermal decomposition products give the following ions: [RSO₂SR]⁺, [RSSR]⁺, [M ? O]⁺, [M + O]⁺ and [RSOC₆H₄NH₂]⁺.     

A study on the species present in solutions of hypervalent iodine(III) reagents by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Solutions of iodobenzene diacetate in CH₃CN, AcOH, MeOH/H₂O and MeOH (with or without base) were analyzed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). The major species in CH₃CN, AcOH and MeOH/H₂O solutions are [PhI(OAc)₂Na]⁺, [PhI(OAc)₂K]⁺, [PhI]⁺, [PhIOAc]⁺, [PhIOH]⁺, [PhIO₂Ac]⁺, [PhIO₂H]⁺ and the dimer [Ph₂I₂O₂Ac]⁺. On the other hand, MeOH solutions showed [PhIOMe]⁺ as the most abundant species. A similar result was observed adding 2, 3 or 4 equiv of KOH to MeOH solutions. However, in the presence of 10 equiv of KOH, probably occurs the formation of a polymeric material. Similarly, ESI-MS analysis of the MeOH solution of iodobenzene bis(trifluoroacetate) showed a pattern analogous to that observed for the corresponding solutions of PhI(OAc)₂. However, ESI-MS spectral data of PhI(O₂CCF₃)₂ of CH₃CN suggests that the main species in solutions is iodosylbenzene, which contrasts with the results obtained for PhI(OAc)₂.     

A photo-ionization study of organosulfur ring compounds: Thiirane,thietane and tetrahydrothiophene

The gas phase heats of formation of several organosulfur cations were determined from thiirane, thietane and tetrahydrothiophene precursor molecules by photoionization mass spectrometry. Heats of formation at 0 K and 298 K are reported for the following ions: [H₂CS]^+˙, [H₃CS]⁺, [C₂H₃S]⁺, [C₂H₄S]^+˙, [C₃H₅S]⁺, [C₃H₆S]^+˙, [C₄H₇S]⁺ and [C₄H₈S]^+˙. The [C₄H₇S]⁺ (m/z 87), [C₂H₄S]^+˙ (m/z 60), [C₂H₃S]⁺ (m/z 59), [C₄H₇]⁺ (m/z 55), [C₄H₆]^+˙ (m/z 54) and [CH₂S]^+˙ (m/z 46) ions are produced from metastable tetrahydrothiophene ions at photon energies between 10.2 and 10.7 eV. Decay rates of internal energy selected parent ions to the m/z 60, 59, 55 and 54 fragments were measured by threshold photoelectron-photoion coincidence, the results of which are compared to statistical theory (RRKM/QET) calculations. The [C₂H₄S]^+˙ ion from tetrahydrothiophene is found to have the thioacetaldehyde structure. From the measured [C₂H₄S]^+˙ onset a ΔH = 50±8 kJ mol^?1 was calculated for the thioacetaldehyde molecule.     

New 2-methylenepropylene-bridged cryptands with high sodium ion selectivity: A thermodynamic study of complexation

Thermodynamic quantities for the interactions of mono- and tri(2-methylenepropylene)-bridged cryptands, cryptand [3.3.1], cryptand [2.2.2], and 18-crown-6-with Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, and Cs⁺ have been determined by calorimetric titration in an 80:20 (v/v) methanol: water solution at 25°C. Incorporation of the 2-methylenepropylene (–CH₂C(=CH₂)CH₂–) bridge(s) into cryptand [2.2.2] results in a large change in the ligand-cation binding properties. Tri(2-methylenepropylene)-bridged cryptand [2.2.2] (2) shows high selectivity factors for Na⁺ over K⁺ and other alkali cations, while 2-methylenepropylene-bridged cryptand [2.2.2.] (1) selects K⁺ over Na⁺, as does cryptand [2.2.2]. The K⁺/Na⁺ selectivity is reversed with increasing number of 2-methylenepropylene bridges. This observation indicates that increasing the number of 2-methylenepropylene bridges on cryptand [2.2.2] favors complexation of a small cation over a large one. The logK values for the formation of 1 and 2 complexes (except 1-Cs⁺ and 2-Na⁺) decrease as compared with those for the corresponding [2.2.2] complexes. Formation of six-membered chelate ring(s) by the propyleneoxy unit(s) of 1 and 2 with a cation stabilizes the cryptate complexes of the small Na⁺ and destabilizes the complexes of large alkali metal cations. Thermodynamic data indicate that the stabilities of the cryptate complexes studied are dominated mostly by the enthalpy change. In most cases, both stabilization of Na⁺ complexes and destabilization of the complexes of large alkali metal cations by six-membered chelate ring(s) also result from an enthalpic effect. Cryptand [3.3.1] shows a selectivity for K⁺ over Cs⁺, despite its two long CH₂(CH₂OCH₂)₃CH₂ bridges. The [3.1] macroring portion of [3.3.1]may be too small to effectively bind the Cs⁺, resulting in the low stability of the Cs⁺ complex.     

GC-MS of amino acids as their trimethylsilyl/t-butyldimethylsilyl Derivatives: In model solutions III

Summary Fragmentation patterns of the essential amino acids (AAs) as their silyl derivatives have been obtained with the aid of ion trap detection (ITD). Three derivatizing reagents, hexamethyldisilazane+trifluoroacetic acid (HMDS+TFAA),bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) andN-methyl-N-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) were used. Simple and multiple derivatives obtained with each reagent have been investigated, with regard to their sensitivity and selectivity. Our study performed in the concentration range of 5-2000 ng amino acids has shown that, contrary to literature data, thirteen of the twenty-two AAs investigated including the TBDMS derivatives give rise to more than one peak when eluted. As a result of ion/molecule interaction the very informative ions of high masses, ([M]⁺, [M+TMS/(TBDMS)]⁺, [M+1]⁺) are formed with considerable intensities. The fragments [M-CH₃]⁺, [M-C₄H₉]⁺, [M-(CH₃)₂Si]⁺, [M-TMS/(TBDMS)COO]⁺, [M-TBDMSOH]⁺, [M-TBDMSO]⁺, [M-TBDMSNH]⁺ and numerous others could be utilized for identification purposes. Presented at Balaton Symposium on High Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 1–3, 1999     

Novel Methods of Synthesis of Dibenzo[3n]crown-n and Their Cation Binding Studied by Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Part V

The dibenzo[3n]crown-n were synthesised starting from bis[2-(o-hydroxyphenoxy)ethyl]ether obtained from bis[2-(o-formylphenoxy)ethyl]ether via Baeyer-Villiger oxidation in H₂O₂/CH₃COOH in a good yield. The cyclic condensation ofbis[2-(o-hydroxyphenoxy)ethyl]etherwith tri- and tetraethylene glycol bisdichlorides andthe bisditosylate of pentaethylene glycol in DMF/Me₂CO₃ afforded the large cyclic ethers of dibenzo[21]crown-7, dibenzo[24]crown-8 and dibenzo[27]crown-9. The structures were analysed with IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and low-resolution mass spectroscopy methods. The Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺ and Cs⁺ cations' recognition of the molecules were conducted withsteady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The 1:1 association constants, K_a, in acetonitrile were estimated. Dibenzo[21]crown-7 was the best both for K⁺ and Rb⁺ binding but showed too small an effect on Cs⁺. Dibenzo[24]crown-8 exhibited the binding power in the order of Rb⁺ > K⁺ > Na⁺ > Cs⁺. However, dibenzo[27]crown-9 displayed marked binding with only K⁺ but not with Rb⁺ or with Cs⁺ cations probably due to the heavy atom effect of fluorescence quenching.     

Calix[4]pyrrole‐Based Heteroditopic Ion‐Pair Receptor That Displays Anion‐Modulated,Cation‐Binding Behavior

A new ditopic ion‐pair receptor 1 was designed, synthesized, and characterized. Detailed binding studies served to confirm that this receptor binds fluoride and chloride ions (studied as their tetraalkylammonium salts) and forms stable 1:1 complexes in CDCl₃. Treatment of the halide‐ion complexes of 1 with Group I and II metal ions (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Cs⁺, Mg²⁺, and Ca²⁺; studied as their perchlorate salts in CD₃CN) revealed unique interactions that were found to depend on both the choice of the added cation and the precomplexed anion. In the case of the fluoride complex [ 1? F]^? (preformed as the tetrabutylammonium (TBA⁺) complex), little evidence of interaction with the K⁺ ion was seen. In contrast, when this same complex (i.e., [ 1? F]^? as the TBA⁺ salt) was treated with the Li⁺ or Na⁺ ions, complete decomplexation of the receptor‐bound fluoride ion was observed. In sharp contrast to what was seen with Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺, treating complex [ 1? F]^? with the Cs⁺ ion gave rise to a stable, receptor‐bound ion‐pair complex [Cs ?1? F] that contains the Cs⁺ ion complexed within the cup‐like cavity of the calix[4]pyrrole, which in turn was stabilized in its cone conformation. Different complexation behavior was observed in the case of the chloride complex [ 1? Cl]^?. In this case, no appreciable interaction was observed with Na⁺ or K⁺. In addition, treating [ 1? Cl]^? with Li⁺ produces a tightly hydrated dimeric ion‐pair complex [ 1? LiCl(H₂O)]₂ in which two Li⁺ ions are bound to the crown moiety of the two receptors. In analogy to what was seen in the case of [ 1? F]^?, exposure of [ 1? Cl]^? to the Cs⁺ ion gives rise to an ion‐pair complex [Cs ?1? Cl] in which the cation is bound within the cup of the calix[4]pyrrole. Different complexation modes were also observed when the binding of the fluoride ion was studied by using the tetramethylammonium and tetraethylammonium salts.     

Hexamethylphosphorsäuretriamid als Ligand, 2. Mitt.: Umsetzungen von [Co(HMPT)4]2+ mit Chlorid-, Bromid- und Jodidionen

Zusammenfassung Folgende Koordinationsformen entstehen aus [Co(HMPT)₄]²⁺ bei Zusatz von Halogenidionen in Hexamethylphosphorsäuretriamid (HMPT): [Co(HMPT)₃Cl]⁺, [Co(HMPT)₂Cl₂], [Co(HMPT)Cl₃]^–, [CoCl₄]^2–, [Co(HMPT)₃Br]⁺, [Co(HMPT)₂Br₂] und [Co(HMPT)₃J]⁺.

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Hexamethylphosphoric triamide as a ligand II: Reactions of Co(HMPT)₄ ²⁺ with chloride, bromide, and iodide ions

The following coordination species are formed from [Co(HMPT)₄]²⁺, by addition of halide ions in hexamethylphosphoric triamide (HMPT): [Co(HMPT)₃Cl]⁺, [Co(HMPT)₂Cl₂], [Co(HMPT)Cl₃]^–, [CoCl₄]^2–, [Co(HMPT)₃Br]⁺, [Co(HMPT)₂Br₂] and [Co(HMPT)₃J]⁺.

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Identification of low molecular vaporizable components in silicone resins using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Silicone resins can be used as polymeric precursors in the production of ceramic materials. Cohydrolysis of mixtures of trimethylchlorosilane, methyldichlorosilane, vinylmethyldichlorosilane and phenyltrichlorosilane leads to the formation of especially suitable polysiloxanes, but also low-molar mass siloxanes are formed as undesired by-products. The structures of these by-products have been elucidated. Vaporizable components of the matrix have been isolated by distillation, separated using gas chromatography and identified by mass spectrometry in EI (electron impact ionization) and CI (chemical ionization with isobutane) mode. The EI mass spectra of the siloxane oligomers with different numbers of Si-H, Si-phenyl and Si-vinyl groups show characteristic fragments like Me₃Si⁺, ViMe₂Si⁺, Vi₂MeSi⁺, PhMe₂Si⁺, and Ph₂MeSi⁺, which give a first indication to the structure, but generally do not show molecular peaks. A reliable determination of the molar mass has been possible considering the CI-ions and CI-fragments [M+1]⁺, [M−1]⁺, [M−27]⁺ and [M−77]⁺, respectively. The compounds M₂D^Ph,OH and M₃T^Ph have been identified as main components of the investigated siloxane mixture. Besides, numerous linear compounds of the type M₂(D^H)n(D^Vi)_m and M₂T^Ph(D^H)_n(D^Vi)_m M as well as cyclic ones of the structure [MT^Ph(D^H)_n(D^Vi)_m] with n, m=0–3 have been indicated. Received: 3 March 1995/Revised: 25 March 1995/Accepted: 3 April 1995     

The Synthesis of Dibenzo[3n]crown-n by Novel Methods and their Cation Binding Studied by Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Part IV

The dibenzo[3n]crown-n were synthesised from1,2-bis(o-hydroxyphenoxy)ethane obtained from 1,2-bis(o-formylphenoxy)ethane via Bayer-Willigeroxidations with H₂O₂/CH₃COOH in good yields. The cyclic condensation of 1,2-bis(o-hydroxyphenoxy)ethanewith dichlorides, and ditosylates of polyethylene glycols in DMF/Me₂CO₃ gave the macrocyclesdibenzo[15]crown-5, dibenzo[18]crown-6, dibenzo[21]crown-7 anddibenzo[24]crown-8. The structures were identified using IR, mass, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Therecognition of the molecules for the cations, Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺ and Zn²⁺were conducted quantitatively with steady state fluorescencespectroscopy. The 1:1 association constants in acetonitrileshowed a good relation of the appropriate size of the macrocyclic ether towards the fitting cationradii. Namely, dibenzo[15]crown-5 was the best for Li⁺ binding and more than 100 times better thanNa⁺ and K⁺. Dibenzo[21]crown-7 was excellent for Rb⁺ binding while K⁺ is 100 timesless preferred. The largest crown ether studied, dibenzo[24]crown-8, exhibited the order of binding power,Rb⁺ > K⁺ > Na⁺. Zn²⁺ displayed, however, a marked binding with only dibenzo[18]crown-6.p>     

Easy Access to the Copper(III) Anion [Cu(CF3)4]−

CuCl or pre‐generated CuCF₃ reacts with CF₃SiMe₃/KF in DMF in air to give [Cu(CF₃)₄]^? quantitatively. [PPN]⁺, [Me₄N]⁺, [Bu₄N]⁺, [PhCH₂NEt₃]⁺, and [Ph₄P]⁺ salts of [Cu(CF₃)₄]^? were prepared and isolated spectroscopically and analytically pure in 82–99 % yield. X‐ray structures of the [PPN]⁺, [Me₄N]⁺, [Bu₄N]⁺, and [Ph₄P]⁺ salts were determined. A new synthetic strategy with [Cu(CF₃)₄]^? was demonstrated, involving the removal of one CF₃^? from the Cu atom in the presence of an incoming ligand. A novel Cu^III complex [(bpy)Cu(CF₃)₃] was thus prepared and fully characterized, including by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The bpy complex is highly fluxional in solution, the barrier to degenerate isomerization being only 2.3 kcal mol^?1. An NPA study reveals a huge difference in the charge on the Cu atom in [Cu(CR₃)₄]^? for R=F (+0.19) and R=H (+0.46), suggesting a higher electron density on Cu in the fluorinated complex.     

Synthesis, X-ray structure, and spectroscopic investigation of new Co(II)/Cd(II) complexes formed via the reaction of 1-hydroxymethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole and Co0, CdCl2, NH4I

The novel complex [Co(L)Cl]₂[CdI₄] obtained in situ from the redox system (Co⁰, CdCl₂, NH₄I, 1-hydroxymethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole) was characterized by X-ray diffraction IR, UV–VIS as well as magnetic and thermal investigations. The ligand, tris(1-(3,5-dimethylpyrazolylmethyl)amine (L) was synthesized in situ as a product of condensation 1-hydroxymethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazole and ammonia molecule formed during redox process. The crystal structure of 1 includes in the unit cell two chemically identical but symmetry-independent cations: [Co(1)(L)Cl]⁺ and [Co(2)(L)Cl]⁺. Each of the [Co(L)Cl]⁺ complex ions has C₃ point group symmetry, but the point group symmetry of the trigonal bipyramidal coordination spheres of [CoN₃N′Cl] and tetrahedral sphere of [CdI₄] has C_3v point group symmetry.     

Isomeric [C,H3,N,O]+˙ ions and their neutral counterparts

The isomeric ions [H₂NC(H)O]⁺˙, [H₂NCOH]⁺˙, [H₃CNO]⁺˙ and [H₂CNOH]⁺˙ were examined in the gas phase by mass spectrometry. Ab initio molecular orbital theory was used to calculate the relative stabilities of [H₂NC(H)O]⁺˙, [H₂NCOH]⁺˙, [H₃NCO]⁺˙ and their neutral counterparts. Theory predicted [H₂NC(H)O]⁺˙ to be the most stable ion. [H₂NCOH]⁺˙ ions were generated via a 1,4-hydrogen transfer in [H₂NC(O)OCH₃]⁺˙, [H₂NC(O)C(O)OH]⁺˙ and [H₂NC(O)CH₂CH₃]⁺˙. Its metastable dissociation takes place via [H₃NCO]⁺˙ with the isomerization as the rate-determining step. [H₂CNOH]⁺˙ undergoes a rate-determining isomerization into [H₃CNO]⁺˙ prior to metastable fragmentation. Neutralization-reionization mass spectrometry was used to identify the neutral counterparts of these [H₃,C,N,O]⁺˙ ions as stable species in the gas phase. The ion [H₃NCO]⁺˙ was not independently generated in these experiments; its neutral counterpart was predicted by theory to be only weakly bound.     

Functionalized Fluorophosphonium Ions

Efforts to prepare an elusive donor-free phosphenium ion, [R₂P]⁺, led us to synthesize functionalized fluorophosphonium cations of the type [R₂P(F)X]⁺ (X=SiEt₃, H, F), which were obtained from the related neutral fluorophosphines R₂PF and R₂PF₃ upon protonation and reaction with solvated [Et₃Si]⁺ ions (R=2,6-Mes₂C₆H₃). The hypothetical reductive elimination of [R₂P(F)SiEt₃]⁺ and [R₂P(F)H]⁺ affording [R₂P]⁺, Et₃SiF and HF, respectively, was calculated to be endothermic by 40.1 and 190.6 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Highly Selective Ortho-Directed Dicarboxylation of Cyclopentadiene by Methylcarbonates and CO2 or COS – First Insight into Co-ordination Chemistry of New Ambident Ligands

This research presents the highly regioselective syntheses of 1,2-dicarboxylated cyclopentadienide salts [Cat]₂[C₅H₃(CO₂)₂H] by reaction of a variety of organic cation methylcarbonate salts [Cat]OCO₂Me (Cat=NR₄⁺, PR₄⁺, Im⁺) with cyclopentadiene (CpH) or by simply reacting organic cation cyclopentadienides Cat[Cp] (Cat=NR₄⁺, PR₄⁺, Im⁺) with CO₂. One characteristic feature of these dianionic ligands is the acidic proton delocalized in an intramolecular hydrogen bridge (IHB) between the two carboxyl groups, as studied by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and XRD analyses. The reaction cannot be stopped after the first carboxylation. Therefore, we propose a Kolbe-Schmitt phenol-carboxylation related mechanism where the acidic proton of the monocarboxylic acid intermediate plays an ortho-directing and CO₂ activating role for the second kinetically accelerated CO₂ addition step exclusively in ortho position. The same and related thiocarboxylates [Cat]₂[C₅H₃(COS)₂H] are obtained by reaction of COS with Cat[Cp] (Cat=NR₄⁺, PR₄⁺, Im⁺). A preliminary study on [Cat]₂[C₅H₃(CO₂)₂H] reveals, that its soft and hard coordination sites can selectively be addressed by soft Lewis acids (Mo⁰, Ru²⁺) and hard Lewis acids (Al³⁺, La³⁺).     

B−B Bond Nucleophilicity in a Tetraaryl μ-Hydridodiborane(4) Anion

The tetraaryl μ-hydridodiborane(4) anion [ 2 H]⁻ possesses nucleophilic B−B and B−H bonds. Treatment of K[ 2 H] with the electrophilic 9-H-9-borafluorene (HBFlu) furnishes the B₃ cluster K[ 3 ], with a triangular boron core linked through two BHB two-electron, three-center bonds and one electron-precise B−B bond, reminiscent of the prominent [B₃H₈]⁻ anion. Upon heating or prolonged stirring at room temperature, K[ 3 ] rearranges to a slightly more stable isomer K[ 3 a ]. The reaction of M[ 2 H] (M⁺=Li⁺, K⁺) with MeI or Me₃SiCl leads to equimolar amounts of 9-R-9-borafluorene and HBFlu (R=Me or Me₃Si). Thus, [ 2 H]⁻ behaves as a masked [:BFlu]⁻ nucleophile. The HBFlu by-product was used in situ to establish a tandem substitution-hydroboration reaction: a 1:1 mixture of M[ 2 H] and allyl bromide gave the 1,3-propylene-linked ditopic 9-borafluorene 5 as sole product. M[ 2 H] also participates in unprecedented [4+1] cycloadditions with dienes to furnish dialkyl diaryl spiroborates, M[R₂BFlu].     

Electron impact mass spectra of some salts of carboxylic acids with alkali (group Ia) metals

Thirteen of the salts of the alkali metals (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) with acetic, 2,2-dimethylpropionic, trifluoroacetic and heptafluorobutyric acid have been found to be sufficiently volatile to give mass spectra under normal electron impact conditions. The metal containing ions observed include (M=metal): [M]⁺, [MO]⁺, [MCO₂]⁺, [M₂]^+·, [M₂O]^+·, [M₂CO₂]^+· and the cluster ions [M_n (carboxylate)_n-1]⁺ for n = 2–8.     

Structures and mechanisms of the dehydration of benzaldoxime over Fe-ZSM-5 zeolites: a DFT study

With considerable academic and industrial attention being focused on green chemical processes, environmentally friendly nanomaterials such as zeolites have been systemically modified and tuned to meet such requirements in various industrial chemical reactions. The dehydration of benzaldoxime over Fe-ZSM-5 zeolite has thus been systematically investigated by means of the ONIOM(M06:UFF) scheme. Three different forms of iron-oxo species are used for the active center of Fe-ZSM-5: (a) [FeO]⁺, (b) [FeO₂]⁺, and (c) [Fe(OH)₂]⁺. Both the oxidative and polar elimination mechanisms for the dehydration process were investigated. For the oxidative dehydration mechanism, this route begins with the oxygen-end benzaldoxime adsorption complex. The energy barrier is calculated to be 24.5, 31.4, and 33.6 kcal/mol for [FeO]⁺Z^?, [FeO₂]⁺Z^?, and [Fe(OH)₂]⁺Z^?, respectively. These are significantly lower than the energy barrier found for the polar elimination one. A comparison of the energetic profiles suggest that the dehydration process would take place through the oxidative dehydration mechanism in which the [FeO]⁺Z^? is the most reactive form of mononuclear Fe-ZSM-5 zeolite. Over the [FeO]⁺Z^?, an α-oxygen has the function of migrating the hydrogen of the benzaldoxime and the hydroxyl group of substrate that consecutively leads to bonding with the metal center to produce the [Fe(OH)₂]⁺Z^? and the benzonitrile product.     

Comparison of the fragmentations and reactivities of positive and negative ions. Thiocarboxylate ions

(1) Thiocarboxylate anions [RCOS]^? formed by dissociative secondary electron capture are either stable or fragment to yield [R]^?. (2) Thiocarboxylate cations [RCOS]⁺ formed by charge stripping from [RCOS]^?, fragment to form [R]⁺, [COS]^+. and [RCO]⁺ (not when R=CF₃). (3) Aryl hydrogen scrambling is observed in the case of the thiobenzoate cation. Aliphatic hydrogen scrambling is not detected for the thiopropionate cation.