Structure and formation of gaseous [C4H5O]+ Ions. II–Ions of the type HCC?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}(OH)(CH3)

Loss of an alkyl group X? from acetylenic alcohols HC?C? CX(OH)(CH₃) and gas phase protonation of HC?C? CO? CH₃ are both shown to yield stable HC?C? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}(OH)(CH₃) ions. Ions of this structure are unique among all other [C₄H₅O]⁺ isomers by having m/z 43 [C₂H₃O]⁺ as base peak in both the metastable ion and collisional activation spectra. It is concluded that the composite metastable peak for formation of m/z 43 corresponds to two distinct reaction profiles which lead to the same product ion, CH₃\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}?O, and neutral, HC?CH. It is further shown that the [C₄H₅O]⁺ ions from related alcohols (like HC?C? CH(OH)(CH₃)) which have an α-H atom available for isomerization into energy rich allenyl type molecular ions, consist of a second stable structure, H₂C?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? C(OH)?CH₂.     

The gas phase ion chemistry of the acetyl cation and isomeric [C2H3O]+ ions. On the structure of the [C2H3O]+ daughter ions generated from the enol of acetone radical cation

Methods are described for the unequivocal identification of the acetyl, [CH₃? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document} ?O] (a), 1-hydroxyvinyl, [CH₂?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? OH] (b), and oxiranyl, (d), cations. They involve the careful examination of metastable peak intensities and shapes and collision induced processes at very low, high and intermediate collision gas pressures. It will be shown that each [C₂H₃O]⁺ ion produces a unique metastable peak for the fragmentation [C₂H₃O]⁺ → [CH₃]⁺+CO, each appropriately relating to different [C₂H₃O]⁺ structures. [CH₃? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}?O] ions do not interconvert with any of the other [C₂H₃O]⁺ ions prior to loss of CO, but deuterium and ¹³C labelling experiments established that [CH₂?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? OH] (b) rearranges via a 1,2-H shift into energy-rich leading to the loss of positional identity of the carbon atoms in ions (b). Fragmentation of b to [CH₃]⁺+CO has a high activation energy, c. 400 kJ mol^?1. On the other hand, , generated at its threshold from a suitable precursor molecule, does not rearrange into [CH₂?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? OH], but undergoes a slow isomerization into [CH₃? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}?O] via [CH₂\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}HO]. Interpretation of results rests in part upon recent ab initio calculations. The methods described in this paper permit the identification of reactions that have hitherto lain unsuspected: for example, many of the ionized molecules of type CH₃COR examined in this work produce [CH₂?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? OH] ions in addition to [CH₃? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}?O] showing that some enolization takes place prior to fragmentation. Furthermore, ionized ethanol generates a, b and d ions. We have also applied the methods for identification of daughter ions in systems of current interest. The loss of OH^˙ from [CH₃COOD]^+˙ generates only [CH₂?\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? OD]. Elimination of CH₃^˙ from the enol of acetone radical cation most probably generates only [CH₃? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}?O] ions, confirming the earlier proposal for non-ergodic behaviour of this system. We stress, however, that until all stable isomeric species (such as [CH₃? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}?C:]) have been experimentally identified, the hypothesis of incompletely randomized energy should be used with reserve.     

Structure and formation of gaseous [C4H5O]+ ions. I—isomeric ions of the type C3H5\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O

Characterization of [C₄H₅O]⁺ ions in the gas phase using their collisional activation spectra shows that the four C₃H₅\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O isomers CH₂?C(CH₃)\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O, CH₂?CHCH₂\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O, CH₃CH?CH\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O and ?? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O are stable for ≥ 10^?5 s. It is concluded further from the characteristic shapes for the unimolecular loss of CO from C₃H₅\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O ions generated from a series of precursor molecules that the CH₂?CH(CH₃)\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O- and CH₂?CHCH₂\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O-type ions dissociate over different potential surfaces to yield [allyl]⁺ and [2-propenyl]⁺ [C₃H₅]⁺ product ions respectively. Cyclopropyl carbonyl-type ions lose CO with a large kinetic energy release, which points to ring opening in the transition state, whereas this loss from CH₃CH?CH\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document} $\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + =\!= $\end{document}O-type ions is proposed to occur via a rate determining 1,2-H shift to yield 2-propenyl cations.     

Three new isomers of [C2H6O]+˙: The radical cations [CH3O(H)CH2]+˙, [CH3CHOH2]+˙ and a low-energy isomer of unassigned structure

Three new [C₂H₆O]⁺˙ ions have been generated in the gas phase by appropriate dissociative ionizations and characterized by means of their metastable and collisionally induced fragmentations. The heats of formation, ΔH_f⁰, of the two ions which were assigned the structures [CH₃O(H)CH₂]⁺˙ and [CH₃CHOH₂]⁺˙ could not be measured. The third isomer, to which the structure \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm .} {\rm H} \cdot \cdot \cdot \mathop {\rm H}\limits^ + \cdot \cdot \cdot {\rm OH}_{\rm 2} $\end{document} is tentatively assigned, was measured to have ΔH_f⁰ = 732±5 kJ mol^?1, making it the [C₂H₆O]⁺˙ isomer of lowest experimental heat of formation. It was found that the exothermic ion–radical recombinations [CH₂OH]⁺+CH₃˙→[CH₃O(H)CH₂]⁺˙ and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm HOH + H}^{\rm .} $\end{document}→[CH₃CHOH₂]⁺˙ have large energy barriers, 1.4 and ?0.9 eV, respectively, whereas the recombinations yielding [CH₃CH₂OH]⁺˙ have little or none.     

The collisionally induced dissociation of allyl and 2-propenyl cations

Pure [CH₂CHCH₂]⁺ and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm{CH}}_{\rm{3}} \mathop {\rm{C}}\limits^{\rm{ + }} = {\rm{CH}}_{\rm{2}} $\end{document} ions are generated only in metastable fragmentations of [CH₂?CHCH₂X]⁺˙, X=Cl, Br, I, and [CH₃CX?CH₂]⁺˙, X=Br, I, respectively. For ion source generated [C₃H₅]⁺ ions there is some structural interconversion. The structure characteristic feature of their collisional activation mass spectra is the ratio m/z 27 ([C₂H₃]⁺): m/z 26 ([C₂H₂]⁺˙). For \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm{CH}}_{\rm{3}} \mathop {\rm{C}}\limits^{\rm{ + }} = {\rm{CH}}_{\rm{2}} $\end{document} the ratio is only weakly dependent upon the translational energy of the ion. For [CH₂CHCH₂]⁺, the ratio rises sharply as translational energy is reduced, from 0.9 at 8 kV to c. 3 at 1 kV. [CH₂CHCH₂]⁺ ions generated by charge reversal of [CH₂CHCH₂]^? show higher ratios, resulting from their lower average internal energy content. It must therefore be emphasized that [C₃H₅]⁺ ion structure assignments should only be made using reference data which apply to specific experimental conditions. [C₃H₅]⁺ daughter ion structures for a number of well-known fragmentations have been established. The heat of formation of the 2-propenyl cation was measured to be 969±5 kJ mol^?1. Labelling experiments show that at low internal energies, allyl cations do not undergo atom randomization in c. 1–2 μs; high internal energy ions of longer lifetime (c. 8 μs) show complete atom randomization. H^˙ atom loss from [¹³CH₃CH?CH₂]⁺˙ has been shown to generate [¹³CH₂CHCH₂]⁺ and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {}^{{\rm{13}}}{\rm{CH}}_{\rm{2}} \mathop {\rm{C}}\limits^{\rm{ + }} - {\rm{CH}}_{\rm{3}} $\end{document} without any skeletal rearrangement.     

Stable [C2H7O2]+ isomers: Experimental and theoretical evidence for the existence of protonated peroxides and proton-bound dimers in the gas phase

Evidence is presented for the gas phase generation of at least eight stable isomeric [C₂H₇O₂]⁺ ions. These include energy-rich protonated peroxides (ions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_2 {\rm O}\mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2} $\end{document} (e), \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm (H)OH} $\end{document} (f) and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm O}\mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm (H)CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm (g)),} $\end{document} (g)), proton-bound dimers (ions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH = O} \cdot \cdot \cdot \mathop {\rm H}\limits^{\rm 3} \cdot \cdot \cdot {\rm OH}_{\rm 2} $\end{document} (h) and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH2 = O} \cdot \cdot \cdot \mathop {\rm H}\limits^{\rm + } \cdot \cdot \cdot {\rm HOCH}_{\rm 3} $\end{document} (i)) and hydroxy-protonated species (ions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} {\rm (OH)CH}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2} (a), $\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH(OH)}\mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2} $\end{document} (b) and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm OCH}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2} $\end{document} (c)). The important points of the present study are (i) that these ions are prevented by high barriers from facile interconversion and (ii) that both electron-impact- and proton-induced gas phase decompositions seem to proceed via multistep reactions, some of which eventually result in the formation of proton-bound dimers.     

An investigation of the decomposition of the intermediate ions produced by electron-impact. II—[C7H7]+ ions from several halogenotoluenes

The structure and decomposition of the [C₇H₇]⁺ ions produced by electron-impact from o-, m- and p-chlorotoluene, o-, m- and p-bromotoluence, and p-iodotoluence, have been investigated. By determining the relative abundance of normal and metastable ions, these [C₇H₇]⁺ ions at electron energy of 20 eV are shown to be so-called ‘tropylium ions’. The amount of the internal energy of the [C₇H₇]⁺ ion estimated by the relative ion abundance ratios, ? [C₅H₅]⁺/[C₇H₇]⁺ and m*/[C₇H₇]⁺ for the decomposition \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ [{\rm C}_{\rm 7} {\rm H}_{\rm 7}]^ + \mathop \to \limits^{m^* } [{\rm C}_{\rm 5} {\rm H}_{\rm 5}]^ + + {\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 2} $\end{document}, is in the order iodotoluene > bromotoluene > chlorotoluene. The heats of formation of the activated complexes for the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ [{\rm C}_{\rm 7} {\rm H}_{\rm 7}]^ + \mathop \to \limits^{m^* } [{\rm C}_{\rm 5} {\rm H}_{\rm 5}]^ + + {\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 2} $\end{document} were estimated. The values suggest that the decomposing [C₇H₇]⁺ ions from various halogenotoluenes are identical in structure.     

The role of charge-site location in fragmenting ions. 1—[CH3 CHXCOOCH3]+˙ and [CH2XCH2 COOCH3]+˙ ions and the structures of daughter ions derived from the loss of X (X = I,Br, Cl and CH3)

The structures of the m/z 87, [C₄H₇O₂]⁺, ions generated by dissociative ionization of CH₃CGXCOOCH₃ and XCH₂CH₂COOCH₃ (X = CH₃, Cl, Br, and I) have been investigated via their unimolecular and collisionally activated fragmentations and by apperance energy measurements. For both precursors loss of X = CH₃ produced, via H atom transfer, ions of structure \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH_2 = CH}\mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } \left({{\rm OH}} \right){\rm OCH}_{\rm 3} $\end{document} (a), ΔH_f = 386 kj mol^?1. In marked contrast, loss of I^˙ from ionized CH₃CHICOOCH₃ and ICH₂CH₂COOCH₃ proceeded without rearrangement to yield respectively ions of structure \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH_3}\mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } {{\rm HCOOCH_3}} $\end{document} (b), ΔH_f = 480 kJ mol^?1 and (c), ΔH_f = 450 kJ mol^?1. These different fragmentation behaviours are explained via photoelectron spectra which show that the formal charge site in the precursor ion is at the carbonyl oxygen when X = CH₃ but at the halogen atom when X = I. The precursor molecules X = Cl and Br display both of the above characteristics, CH₃CHXCOOCH₃ yielding mixtures of a and b and XCH₂CH₂COOCH₃ producing a and c ions.     

[C3H3O]+ ions; reacting and non-reacting configurations

Three [C₃H₃O]⁺ ion structures have been characterized. The most stable of these is \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = {\rm CH} - \mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + = {\rm O} $\end{document} its heat of formation ΔH_f was measured as 749±5 kJ mol^?1. In the μs time frame this ion fragments exclusively by loss of CO, a process which also dominates its collisional activation mass spectrum. The other stable [C₃H₃O]⁺ structures, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}\equiv \mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + - {\rm CHOH} $\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = {\rm C} = \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } - {\rm OH}, $\end{document}, were generated from some acetylenic and allenic precursor ions; their heats of formation were estimated to be 830 and 880 kJ mol^?1 respectively. The former ion was also produced by the gas phase protonation of propynal. These ions show loss of C₂H₂ and CO in both their metastable ion and collisional activation mass spectra. The broad Gaussian-type metastable peak for the loss of CO was shown to consist of two components corresponding to gragmentations having different activation energies.     

Gas phase ion chemistry of methyl acetate,methyl propanoate and their enolic tautomers. An experimental approach

From a combination of isotopic substitution, time-resolved measurements and sequential collision experiments, it was proposed that whereas ionized methyl acetate prior to fragmentation rearranges largely into \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_3 \mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + ({\rm OH}){\rm O}\mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm .} {\rm H}_2 $\end{document}, in contrast, methyl propanoate molecular ions isomerize into \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^. {\rm H}_2 {\rm CH}_2 \mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + ({\rm OH}){\rm OCH}_3 $\end{document}. Metastably fragmenting methyl acetate molecular ions are known predominantly to form H₂?OH together with \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_3 - \mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + = {\rm O} $\end{document}, whereas ionized methyl propanoate largely yields H₃CO˙ together with \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_3 {\rm CH}_2 - \mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + = {\rm O} $\end{document}. The observations were explained in terms of the participation of different distonic molecular ions. The enol form of ionized methyl acetate generates substantially more H₃CO˙ in admixture with H₂?OH than the keto tautomer. This is ascribed to the rearrangement of the enol ion to the keto form being partially rate determining, which results in a wider range of internal energies among metastably fragmenting enol ions. Extensive ab initio calculations at a high level of theory would be required to establish detailed reaction mechanisms.     

Reaction of hydrogen atoms with dimethyldisulfide

Hydrogen atoms, generated by the mercury (³P₁) sensitization of H₂, were allowed to react with dimethyldisulfide in the temperature range of 25–155°C. The only retrievable product is methanethiol, formed in the primary metathetical reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm H} + {\rm CH}_3 {\rm SSCH}_3 {\rm CH}_3 {\rm SH} + {\rm CH}_3 {\rm S} $\end{document}. The intermediacy of thiyl radicals was clearly demonstrated in experiments carried out in the presence of ethylene where one of the major products detected was ethyl methyl sulfide, formed via CH₃S + C₂H₅ → CH₃SC₂H₅. The major fate of the CH₃S radical is recombination and disproportionation, and the yield of methanethiol formed via disproportionation contributes less than 5% to the total thiol yield. The rate coefficient of step 1, from competition with the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm H} + {\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 4} {\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_5 $\end{document}, is k₁ = (5.7 ± 1.2) × 10¹² exp[? (100 ± 100)/RT] cm³/mol sec.     

Potential energy profiles for unimolecular reactions of organic ions: [C3H8N]+ and [C3H7O]+

The unimolecular decompositions of two isomers of [C₃H₈N]⁺, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} {\rm CH} = \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + {\rm H}_2 $\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + {\rm H = CH}_{\rm 2} $\end{document}, are discussed in terms of the potential energy profile over which reaction may be considered to occur. The energy needed to promote slow (metastable) dissociations of either ion is found to be less than that required to cause isomerization to the other structure. This finding is supported by the observation of different decomposition pathways, different metastable peak shapes for C₂H₄ loss, the results of ²H labelling studies, and energy measurements on the two ions. The corresponding potential energy profile for decomposition of the oxygen analogues, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} {\rm CH =\!= }\mathop {\rm O}\limits^ + {\rm H} $\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm O}\limits^ + {\rm = CH}_{\rm 2} $\end{document}, is compared and contrasted with that proposed for the [C₃H₈N]⁺ isomers. This analysis indicates that for the oxygen analogues, the energy needed to decompose either ion is very similar to that required to cause isomerization to the other structure. Consequently, dissociation of either ion is finely balanced with rearrangement to the other and similar reactions are observed. Detailed mechanisms are proposed for loss of H₂O and C₂H₄ from each ion and it is shown that these mechanisms are consistent with ²H and ¹³C labelling studies, the kinetic energy release associated with each decomposition channel, the relative competition between H₂O and C₂H₄ loss and energy measurements.     

Structures and relative energies of gas-phase [C2H7N]+˙ radical cations

Ab initio molecular orbital calculations with split-valence plus polarization basis sets and incorporating electron correlation and zero-point energy corrections have been used to examine possible equilibrium structures on the [C₂H₇N]⁺˙ surface. In addition to the radical cations of ethylamine and dimethylamine, three other isomers were found which have comparable energy, but which have no stable neutral counterparts. These are \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm .} {\rm H}_{\rm 2} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm N}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 3} $\end{document}, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm .} {\rm H}\mathop {\rm N}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 3} $\end{document}and\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\rm N}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm C}\limits^. {\rm H}_{\rm 2} {\rm }, $\end{document} with calculated energies relative to the ethylamine radical cation of ?33, ?28 and 4 kJ mol^?1, respectively. Substantial barriers for rearrangement among the various isomers and significant binding energies with respect to possible fragmentation products are found. The predictions for \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^. {\rm H}_{\rm 2} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + {\rm H}_{\rm 3} $\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm .} {\rm H}\mathop {\rm N}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 3}$\end{document} are consistent with their recent observation in the gas phase. The remaining isomer, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\rm N}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm .} {\rm H}_{\rm 2} {\rm },$\end{document}is also predicted to be experimentally observable.     

Propanoyl ion formation from metastable [C3H6O]+˙ ions

Collisionally activated spectra demonstrate that CH₃CH₂C?O⁺ rather than \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = {\rm CHCH = }\mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}$\end{document} is formed in the metastable losses of hydrogen from [C₃H₆O]^+˙ ions with the oxygen on the first carbon. This provides another example of formation of an acyl ion following ‘ketonization’ prior to metastable decomposition.     

The vinyloxonium cation, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = {\rm CH - }\mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2}$\end{document}, a stable [C2H5O]+ species in the gas phase

The charge stripping mass spectra of [C₂H₅O]⁺ ions permit the clear identification of four distinct species: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm CH}_{\rm 3} - {\rm O - }\mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2}$\end{document}, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm CH}_{\rm 3} - \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H - OH}$\end{document}, and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = {\rm CH - }\mathop {\rm O}\limits^{\rm + } {\rm H}_{\rm 2}$\end{document}. The latter, the vinyloxonium ion, has not been identified before. It is generated from ionized n-butanol and 1,3-propanediol. Its heat of formation is estimated to be 623±12 kJ mol^?1. The charge stripping method is more sensitive to these ion structures than conventional collisional activation, which focuses attention on singly charged fragment ions.     

Effect of long-chain branching on the relation between steady-flow and dynamic viscosity of polyethylene melts

The steady-state viscosity η, the dynamic viscosity η′, and the storage modulus G′ of several high-density and low-density polyethylene melts were investigated by using the Instron rheometer and the Weissenberg rheogoniometer. The theoretical relation between the two viscosities as proposed earlier is:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \eta \left( {\dot \gamma } \right){\rm } = {\rm }\int {H\left( {\ln {\rm }\tau } \right)} {\rm }h\left( \theta \right)g\left( \theta \right)^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$3$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {3 2}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}} \tau {\rm }d{\rm }\ln {\rm }\tau $\end{document}, where \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \theta {\rm } = {\rm }{{\dot \gamma \tau } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\dot \gamma \tau } 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2} $\end{document}; \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\dot \gamma } $\end{document} is the shear rate, H is the relaxation spectrum, τ is the relaxation time, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ g\left( \theta \right){\rm } = {\rm }\left( {{2 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {2 \pi }} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} \pi }} \right)\left[ {\cot ^{ - 1} \theta {\rm } + {\rm }{\theta \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {\theta {\left( {1 + \theta ^2 } \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\left( {1 + \theta ^2 } \right)}}} \right] $\end{document}, and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ h\left( \theta \right){\rm } = {\rm }\left( {{2 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {2 \pi }} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} \pi }} \right)\left[ {\cot ^{ - 1} \theta {\rm } + {\rm }{{\theta \left( {1{\rm } - {\rm }\theta ^2 } \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\theta \left( {1{\rm } - {\rm }\theta ^2 } \right)} {\left( {1{\rm } + {\rm }\theta ^2 } \right)^2 }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\left( {1{\rm } + {\rm }\theta ^2 } \right)^2 }}} \right] $\end{document}. Good agreement between the experimental and calculated values was obtained, without any coordinate shift, for high-density polyethylenes as well as for a low density sample with low n_w, the weight-average number of branch points per molecule. The correlation, however, was poor with low-density samples with large values of the long-chain branching index n_w. This lack of coordination can be related to n_w. The empirical relation of Cox and Merz failed in a similar way.     

Structure and formation of gaseous [C4H5O]+ ions. III—Ions derived from unsaturated ethers

The abundant [C₄H₅O]⁺ (m/z 69) ions found in the 70 eV mass spectra of a series of acetylenic, allenylic and unsaturated cyclic ethers are shown to have the following structures: HC?C? \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}H? OCH₃ (e), H₂C?C?—OCH₃ (f), (g) and H? C?C? CH₂—O\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}H₂ (h). Of these, the cyclic ion g is the most stable: its ion enthalpy (≥ 165 kcal mol^?1) is close to that found for the acyclic C₃H₅\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm C}\limits^{\rm + } $\end{document}? O isomers identified in a previous study. Evidence that these four isomeric [C₄H₅O]⁺ ions are stable species with lifetimes ≥ 10^?5 s is obtained from their collisional activation spectra, the shape of the metastable peaks and the associated kinetic energy release values for the common loss of CO, thermochemical information and analysis of deuterium and carbon-13 labelled precursor molecules. It is further shown that loss of X? from ethers of the type X? C?C? CH₂OCH₃ involves isomerization into energy rich allenyl type ions [(X)HC?C?CHOCH₃]⁺˙ . These ions undergo loss of X? by simple bond cleavage, yielding, e type product ions, when the C? X bond strength is relatively low (X?I, Br). When X?Cl and especially CH₃ or H, X? is only lost after rearrangement yielding the cyclic product ion g. The mechanism for this cyclization reaction is related to that proposed in a previous study for the ester→ acid isomerization in the molecular ions of the esters of α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.     

Mass spectrometry of quaternary ammoniohexanoates: Intermolecular alkyl transfer during field desorption

Intermolecular alkyl transfer occurs during field desorption of quaternary ammoniohexanoates, resulting in mass spectra containing structurally diagnostic adduct ions. Methyl, ethyl and propyl groups attached to nitrogen readily undergo intermolecular transfer to give [M+CH₃]⁺, [M+C₂H₅]⁺ and [M+C₃H₇]⁺ ions, respectively. Evidence is presented that alkyl groups even as large as C₁₀H₂₁ can transfer intermolecularly at high emitter temperatures. In addition to the alkyl ion adducts, the field desorption spectra of \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm C}_{10} {\rm H}_{21} \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + \left({{\rm CH}_3 } \right)_2 \left({{\rm CH}_2 } \right)_5 {\rm COO}^ - $\end{document} show several other adduct and fragment ions whose relative intensities depend strongly on emitter current. The field desorption results are compared with earlier pyrolysis electron impact results on similar compounds.     

Zur Kenntnis der Organophosphorverbindungen. XV. Darstellung und Reaktionen von Trimethylsilylestern der Phosphinsäuren

On Organophosphorus Compounds. XV. Preparation and Reactions of Trimethylsilyl Esters of Phosphinic Acids Trimethylsilylesters of Phosphinic acids R₂P(X)YSi(CH₃)₃ (R ? CH₃, C₂H₅, C₃H₇, t?C₄H₉, C₆H₅; X, Y ? O, S) were prepared by 7 different methods as in some cases easily hydrolysable but thermally remarkably stable compounds. The properties and some reactions of these substances are reported, their structures confirmed by IR? as well as ¹H- and ³¹P-NMR-spectroscopy. Dimethylsilylen-bis(phosphinic acid esters) were obtained according to \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ 2{\rm R}_{2} {\rm P(\rm X)\rm ONH}_{4} + {\rm R}_{\rm 2} {\rm SiCl}_{2} \to 2{\rm E NH}_{4} {\rm Cl + R}_{2} {\rm P(X) - O - SiR}_{2} - {\rm O - P(X)R}_{2} ({\rm R = CH}_{3};{\rm X = O,S}) $\end{document}.     

Methyl thiirane: Kinetic gas-phase titration of sulfur atoms in SX OY systems

The reaction SO + SO →l S + SO₂(2) was studied in the gas phase by using methyl thiirane as a titrant for sulfur atoms. By monitoring the C₃H₆ produced in the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm S} + {\rm CH}_3\hbox{---} \overline {{\rm CH\hbox{---}CH}_2\hbox{---} {\rm S}} \to {\rm S}_2 + {\rm C}_3 {\rm H}_6 (7) $\end{document}, we determined that k₂ ? 3.5 × 10^?15 cm³/s at 298 K.