Abstract: | ![]() Gaseous protonated aziridine ions are produced at the threshold from β-phenoxyethylamine molecular ions. The evidence for this is collisional activation spectra, using various precursors (including labelled analogues) under electron impact and field ionization conditions. Partial conversion to the acyclic documentclass{article}pagestyle{empty}begin{document}$ {rm CH}_{rm 3} {rm CH = }mathop {rm N}limits^ + {rm H}_{rm 2} $end{document} isomer occurs at higher electron energies and is rationalized by means of a potential energy surface constructed from energetic data. |