Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of m-Bromofluorobenzene at around 240 nm?

The photodissociation dynamics of m-bromofluorobenzene has been experimentally investigated at around 240 nm using the DC-slice velocity map imaging technique. The kinetic energy release spectra and the recoiling angular distributions of fragmented Br(²P_3/2) and Br(²P_1/2) atoms from photodissociation of m-bromofluorobenzene have been measured at different photolysis wavelengths around 240 nm. The experimental results indicate that two dissociation pathways via (pre-)dissociation of the two low-lying ¹ππ^* excited states dominate the production process of the ground state Br(²P_3/2) atoms. Because of the weak spin-orbit coupling effect among the low-lying triplet and singlet states, the spin-orbit excited Br(²P_1/2) atoms are mainly produced via singlet-triplet state coupling in the dissociation step. The similarity between the present results and that recently reported for o-bromofluorobenzene indicates that the substitution position of the fluorine atom does not significantly affect the UV photodissociation dynamics of bromofluorobenzenes.     

Photodissociation of protonated β-diketones in the gas phase

The gas phase photodissociation spectra of four protonated β-diketones were obtained and compared with the absorption spectra of the corresponding ions in solution. Protonated 2,4-pentanedione was observed to undergo the photodissociation process [C₅H₉O₂]⁺ +hν → [CH₃CO]⁺ +C₃H₆O with a λmax at 276±10 nm compared with a solution absorption maximum at 286 nm. Protonated 2,4-hexanedione was observed to undergo the photodissociation processes [C₆H₁₁O₂]⁺ +hν → [CH₃CO]⁺ +C₄H₈O and [C₆H₁₁O₂]⁺ +hν → [C₂H₅CO]⁺ +C₃H₆O with a λmax at 279±10 nm compared with a solution absorption maximum at 288 nm. Protonated 3-methyl-2,4-pentanedione was observed to undergo the photodissociation process [C₆H₁₁O₂]⁺ +hν → [CH₃CO]⁺ +C₄H₈O with a λmax at 295±10 nm compared with a solution absorption maximum at 305 nm. Protonated 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione was observed to undergo the photodissociation process [C₅H₆F₃O₂]⁺ +hν → CF₃H+[C₄H₅O₂]⁺ with a λmax at 273±10 nm compared with a solution absorption maximum at 288 nm. The [CH₃CO]⁺ and [C₂H₅CO]⁺ produced photochemically with the first three ions react to regenerate the protonated β-diketone leading to a photostationary state. Photodissociation of the protonated alkyl β-diketones is believed to occur from the protonated keto form, whereas photodissociation of protonated 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione is believed to occur from the protonated enol form. Mechanisms for the observed photodissociation processes are proposed and comparisons with results from related techniques are presented.     

Dissociative photoionization of isoprene: experiments and calculations

Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) dissociative photoionization of isoprene in the energy region 8.5–18 eV was investigated with photoionization mass spectroscopy (PIMS) using synchrotron radiation (SR). The ionization energy (IE) of isoprene as well as the appearance energies (AEs) of its fragment ions C₅H₇⁺, C₅H₅⁺, C₄H₅⁺, C₃H₆⁺, C₃H₅⁺, C₃H₄⁺, C₃H₃⁺ and C₂H₃⁺ were determined with photoionization efficiency (PIE) curves. The dissociation energies of some possible dissociation channels to produce those fragment ions were also determined experimentally. The total energies of C₅H₈ and its main fragments were calculated using the Gaussian 03 program and the Gaussian‐2 method. The IE of C₅H₈, the AEs for its fragment ions, and the dissociation energies to produce them were predicted using the high‐accuracy energy model. According to our results, the experimental dissociation energies were in reasonable agreement with the calculated values of the proposed photodissociation channels of C₅H₈. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analysis of the stability of finite subspaces in density functional theory

We have studied photodissociation of the A state of the H₂S⁺ ion using the quantum-chemical CAS methods, and the 1² A″ (X ² B ₁) and 1⁴ A″ states are involved in photodissociation of the 1² A′ (A ² A ₁) state (the electronic states in dissociation were studied in the C _s symmetry). The CASPT2 S-loss dissociation potential energy curve (PEC) calculations indicate that the 1² A″ and 1² A′ states correlate with the second limit [H₂ + S⁺(² D)] while the 1⁴ A″ state correlates with the first limit [H₂ + S⁺(⁴S)] and that there are a transition state and a local minimum along the 1² A′ PEC and the repulsive 1⁴ A″ PEC crosses the 1² A″ and 1² A′ PECs. The CASPT2 H-loss dissociation PEC calculations indicate that the 1² A″ and 1⁴ A″ states correlate with the first limit [HS⁺(X ³Σ^?) + H] while the 1² A′ state correlates with the second limit [HS⁺(a ¹Δ) + H] and that the repulsive 1⁴ A″ PEC crosses the 1² A′ PEC. For the crossing doublet and quartet states in pairs, we performed CASSCF minimum energy crossing point (MECP) calculations, and the CASSCF spin-orbit couplings and CASPT2 energies at the MECP geometries were calculated. We examined the two previously proposed mechanisms (mechanisms I and II) for dissociation of the A state to the S⁺ ion, based on our calculation results. We suggest processes for dissociation of the A state to the S⁺ ion (processes I and II, based on mechanisms I and II, respectively) and to the SH⁺ ion (process III) and conclude that photodissociation of the A state mainly leads to the S⁺ ion via the most energetically favorable process II: A ² A ₁ (1² A′) (2.38 eV) → barrier at the linearity (2.96 eV) → X ² B ₁ (1² A″) (0.0 eV) → the 1² A″/1⁴ A″ MECP (3.50 eV, large spin-orbit coupling) → H₂ $ (X^{ 1} \Upsigma_{\text{g}}^{ + } ) $  + S⁺(⁴S) (2.92 eV) (the CASPT2 relative energy values to X ² B ₁ are given in parentheses and the largest value is 3.50 eV at the MECP).     

Penicillamine and captopril: mechanistic exploration of defensive actions of thiol drugs against a metal bound-superoxo complex

In acid-media ([H⁺] = 0.01–0.06 M), each of the thiol compounds, D-penicillamine (PEN, L_PH₂) and captopril (CAP, L_CH₂) exist in several proton-dependent forms which can reduce the superoxo complex [(en)(dien)Co^III(O₂)Co^III(en)(dien)]⁵⁺ (1) to the corresponding peroxo [(en)(dien)Co^III(O₂)Co^III(en)(dien)]⁴⁺ (2) or the hydroperoxo complex [(en)(dien)Co^III(OOH)Co^III(en)(dien)]⁵⁺ (3). The observed first-order rate constants, k_o,P and k_o,C for PEN and CAP increase with the increase in [T_PEN] and [T_CAP] (which are the analytical concentrations of the respective thiols) but decrease with the increase in the media-acidity ([H⁺]) and the media ionic strength (I). The protolytic equilibria in aqueous solution allow several potentially reducing forms to coexist for both PEN (L_PH₃⁺, L_PH₂, L_PH^?, and L_P^2?) and CAP (L_CH₂, L_CH^?, L_C^2?) but the kinetic analyses reveal that the order of reactivity for the species are L_PH₃⁺ ~ L_PH₂ <<< L_PH^? and L_CH₂ < L_CH^? <<< L_C^2?, respectively. The predominance and higher reactivities of the anionic species, L_PH^? and L_C^2? are supported by the negative slopes of the plots of k_o,P or k_o,C versus I. Moreover, a large value of k_H/k_D for PEN suggests an inner-sphere electroprotic reaction pathway while the absence of such effect for CAP strongly supports an outer-sphere electron transfer reaction. These propositions are supported by the structural features of L_PH^? and L_C^2?.     

Synthesis,spectroscopic, structural and thermal characterizations of [(C7H6NO4)2TeBr6·4H2O]

Tellurium (IV) complexes with pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate ligand were synthesized by slow evaporation from aqueous solutions yielding a new compound: [(C₇H₆NO₄)₂TeBr₆·4H₂O]. The structure of this compound was solved and refined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound is centrosymmetric P2₁/c (N°: 14) with the parameters a = 8.875(5) Å, b = 15.174(5) Å, c = 10.199(5) Å, β = 94.271° (5) and Z = 2. The structure consists of isolated H₂O, isolated [TeBr₆]^2? octahedral anions and (pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate) [C₇H₆NO₄]⁺ cations. The stability of the structure was ensured by ionic and hydrogen bonding contacts (N–H?Br and O–H?Br) and Van-Der Walls interaction. The thermal decomposition of the compound was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The FTIR and Raman spectroscopy at different temperatures confirm the existence of vibrational modes that correspond to the organic, inorganic and water molecular groups. Additionally, the UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectrum was recorded in order to investigate the band gap nature. The measurements show that this compound exhibits a semiconducting behavior with an optical band gap of 2.66 eV.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxidation of 4-Oxo-4-arylbutanoic Acids by N-bromophthalimide in Aqueous Acetic Acid Medium

The kinetics of oxidation of a series of substituted 4-oxobutanoic acids (Y–C₆H₄COCH₂CH₂COOH: Y = H, OCH₃, CH₃, C₆H₅, Cl, Br or NO₂) by N-bromophthalimide have been studied in aqueous acetic acid medium at 30 °C. The total reaction is second-order, first-order each in oxidant and substrate. The oxidation rate increases linearly with [H⁺], establishing the hypobromous acidium ion, H₂O⁺Br, as the reactive species. A variation in ionic strength has no effect on the reaction rate. The order of reactivity among the studied 4-oxoacids is: 4-methoxy > 4-methyl > 4-phenyl > 4-H > 4-Cl > 4-Br > 3-NO₂. The effect of changes on the electronic nature of the substrate reveals that there is a development of positive charge in the transition state. The activation parameters have been computed from Arrhenius and Eyring plots. Based on the kinetic results, a suitable mechanism has been proposed.     

Dissociative Photoionization of 1,4-Dioxane with Tunable VUV Synchrotron Radiation

The photoionization and photodissociation of 1,4-dioxane have been investigated with a reflectron time-of-flight photoionization mass spectrometry and a tunable vacuum ultraviolet synchrotron radiation in the energy region of 8.0-15.5 eV. Parent ion and fragment ions at m/z 88, 87, 58, 57, 45, 44, 43, 41, 31, 30, 29, 28 and 15 are detected under supersonic conditions. The ionization energy of DX as well as the appearance energies of its fragment ions C₄H₇O₂⁺, C₃H₆O⁺, C₃H₅O⁺, C₂H₅O⁺, C₂H₄O⁺, C₂H₃O⁺, C₃H₅⁺, CH₃O⁺, C₂H₆⁺, C₂H₅⁺/CHO⁺, C₂H₄⁺ and CH₃⁺ was determined from their photoionization efficiency curves. The optimized structures for the neutrals, cations, transition states and intermediates related to photodissociation of DX are characterized at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level and their energies are obtained by G3B3 method. Possible dissociative channels of the DX are proposed based on comparison of experimental AE values and theoretical predicted ones. Intramolecular hydrogen migrations are found to be the dominant processes in most of the fragmentation pathways of 1,4-dioxane.     

Tetrakis­(diethyl­amino)­phospho­nium bromide hemihydrate

The structure of the title compound, C₁₆H₄₀N₄P⁺·Br^?·0.5H₂O or [P{N(C₂H₅)₂}₄]Br·0.5H₂O, at 130 K has Z′ = 4 and is ionic, with Br not bonded to P. The P atoms are tetrahedral, with P—N distances in the range 1.628 (2)–1.6400 (19) Å. The N atoms are approximately planar. The water mol­ecules form cyclic hydrogen‐bonded [(H₂O)₂Br₂]^2? units about inversion centers, with O?Br distances in the range 3.425 (2)–3.611 (3) Å.     

(M)‐ and (P)‐8‐[(1S,2R)‐2‐hydroxy‐1‐methyl‐2‐phenylethyl]‐8‐methyl‐8,9‐dihydro‐7H‐dinaphth[2,1‐c:1′,2′‐e]azepinium bromide solvates

The title compounds are diastereoisomers with antipodean axial chirality. The M isomer crystallizes as a (1/3) acetone solvate, C₃₂H₃₀NO⁺·Br^?·3C₃H₆O, while the P isomer crystallizes as a (1/1) di­chloro­methane solvate, C₃₂H₃₀NO⁺·Br^?·CH₂Cl₂. In each structure, O—H?Br hydrogen bonds link the cations and anions to give ion pairs. The seven‐membered azepinium ring adopts the usual twisted‐boat conformation and its ring strain causes a slight curvature of the plane of each naphthyl ring.     

Photodissociation spectrum of cyanobenzene dimer cation. Absence of intermolecular resonance interaction

Electronic spectra of a homo-molecular dimer cation, (C₆H₅CN)₂ ⁺, are measured by photodissociation spectroscopy in the gas phase. Broad features appeared in the 450–650 nm region are characteristic of π₃ → π_CN transitions of the C₆H₅CN⁺ chromophore. No intense band is observed in the 650–1300 nm region, where other aromatic dimer cations usually show charge resonance bands. Two component molecules of (C₆H₅CN)₂ ⁺ cannot take a parallel sandwich configuration suitable for the resonance interaction, because of geometrical constraints due to other stronger interactions.     

Ionisation et Fragmentation en Spectrométrie de Masse. VI—Energie d'Activation de la Fragmentation Principale des Monohalogénobenzènes

The activation energy of the fragmentation [C₆H₅X?]⁺ → [C₆H₅]⁺ + X? (X = Cl, Br, I) is calculated by various methods. These results are compared with determinations of kinetic energy release and with rate constant values available in the literature.     

Secondary interactions in 4‐bromo‐N,N‐dimethylanilinium bromide

The crystal packing of the title compound, C₈H₁₁BrN⁺·Br^?, involves three types of secondary interaction: a classical N—H?Br^? hydrogen bond, a `weak' but short C—H?Br^? interaction (normalized H?Br distance of 2.66 Å) and a cation–anion Br?Br contact of 3.6331 (4) Å. The hydrogen bonds connect two cations and two anions to form rings of graph set R(14). The Br?Br contacts link these rings to form layers parallel to the bc plane.     

Adenosine hypodiphosphate ester,an analogue of ADP: analysis of the adenine–hypodiphosphate interaction mode in hypodiphosphate nucleotides and adenine salts

Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) plays a crucial role in cell biochemistry, especially in metabolic pathways and energy storage. ADP itself, as well as many of its analogues, such as adenosine hypodiphosphate (AhDP), has been studied extensively, in particular in terms of enzymatic activity. However, structural studies in the solid state, especially for AhDP, are still missing. An analogue of ADP, i.e. adenosine hypodiphosphate ester, has been synthesized and characterized in the crystalline form as two hydrated sodium salts of 2′:3′‐isopropylideneadenosine 5′‐hypodiphosphate (H₃AhDP, C₁₃H₁₉N₅O₉P₂ for the neutral form), namely pentasodium tetrakis(2′:3′‐isopropylideneadenosine 5′‐hypodiphosphate) tetracosahydrate, 5Na⁺·3C₁₃H₁₈N₅O₉P₂⁻·C₁₃H₁₇N₅O₉P₂²⁻·24H₂O or Na₅(H₂AhDP)₃(HAhDP)·24H₂O, (I), and sodium tetrakis(2′:3′‐isopropylideneadenosine 5′‐hypodiphosphate) pentadecahydrate, Na⁺·C₁₃H₂₀N₅O₉P₂⁺·2C₁₃H₁₈N₅O₉P₂⁻·C₁₃H₁₉N₅O₉P₂·15H₂O or Na(H₄AhDP)(H₃AhDP)(H₂AhDP)₂·15H₂O, (II). Crystal structure analyses of (I) and (II) reveal two nucleoside hypodiphosphate ions in the asymmetric units with different ionization states of the hypodiphosphate unit and adenine base. For all AhDP nucleotides, the same anti conformation about the N‐glycosidic bond and similar puckering of the ribose ring have been found. AhDP geometry and interactions have been compared to ADP nucleotides deposited in the Cambridge Structural Database. The adenine–hypodiphosphate interactions, identified as defining nucleotide self‐assembly, have been analysed in model systems, i.e. the adenine (Ade) salts of hypodiphosphoric acid, namely bis(adeninium) hypodiphosphate dihydrate, 2C₅H₆N₅⁺·H₂P₂O₆²⁻·2H₂O or (AdeH)₂(H₂P₂O₆)·2H₂O, (III), and bis(adeninium) hypodiphosphate, 2C₅H₆N₅⁺·H₂P₂O₆²⁻ or (AdeH)₂(H₂P₂O₆), (IV).     

Theoretical mechanistic study on the radical-molecule reaction of CH2Br/CHBrCl with NO2

The radical-molecule reaction mechanisms of CH₂Br and CHBrCl with NO₂ have been explored theoretically at the UB3LYP/6-311G(d, p) level. The single-point energies were calculated using UCCSD(T) and UQCISD(T) methods. The results show that the title reactions are more favorable on the singlet potential energy surface than on the triplet one. For the singlet potential energy surface of CH₂Br + NO₂ reaction, the association of CH₂Br with NO₂ is found to be a barrierless carbon-to-oxygen attack forming the adduct IM1 (H₂BrCONO-trans), which can isomerize to IM2 (H₂BrCNO₂), and IM3 (H₂BrCONO-cis), respectively. The most feasible pathway is the 1, 3-Br shift with C–Br and O–N bonds cleavage along with the N–Br bond formation of IM1 lead to the product P1 (CH₂O + BrNO) which can further dissociate to give P4 (CH₂O + Br + NO). The competitive pathway is the 1, 3-H-shift associated with O–N bond rupture of IM1 to form P2 (CHBrO + HNO). For the singlet potential energy surface of CHBrCl + NO₂ reaction, there are three important reaction pathways, all of which may have comparable contribution to the reaction of CHBrCl with NO₂. The theoretically obtained major products CH₂O and CHClO for CH₂Br + NO₂ and CHBrCl + NO₂ reactions, respectively, are in good agreement with the kinetic detection in experiment.     

Low-temperature thermodynamics of Ln(Me2dtc)3(C12H8N2) (Me2dtc = dimethyldithiocarbamate, Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm)

The heat capacities of Ln(Me₂dtc)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂) (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Me₂dtc = dimethyldithiocarbamate) have been measured by the adiabatic method within the temperature range 78–404 K. The temperature dependencies of the heat capacities, C _p,m [La(Me₂dtc)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂)] = 542.097 + 229.576 X ? 27.169 X ² + 14.596 X ³ ? 7.135 X ⁴ (J K^?1 mol^?1), C _p,m [Pr(Me₂dtc)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂)] = 500.252 + 314.114 X ? 17.596 X ² ? 0.131 X ³ + 16.627 X ⁴ (J K^?1 mol^?1), C _p,m [Nd(Me₂dtc)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂)] = 543.586 + 213.876 X ? 68.040 X ² + 1.173 X ³ + 2.563 X ⁴ (J K^?1 mol^?1) and C _p,m [Sm(Me₂dtc)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂)] = 528.650 + 216.408 X ? 16.492 X ² + 12.076 X ³ + 4.912 X ⁴ (J K^?1 mol^?1), were derived by the least-squares method from the experimental data. The heat capacities of Ce(Me₂dtc)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂) and Pm(Me₂dtc)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂) at 298.15 K were evaluated to be 617.99 and 610.09 J K^?1 mol^?1, respectively. Furthermore, the thermodynamic functions (entropy, enthalpy and Gibbs free energy) have been calculated using the obtained experimental heat capacity data.     

Uncommon hydrogen bonds between a non-classical ethyl cation and π hydrocarbons: a preliminary study

This study undertakes a theoretical investigation into uncommon hydrogen bonds between the ethyl cation (C₂H₅ ⁺) and π hydrocarbons. Firstly, it considers the hyperconjugation effect of the ethyl cation, in which the non-localized hydrogen (H⁺) is taken to be a pseudoatom bound to the carbons of the methyl groups. The goal of the research is to use this electronic phenomenon to gain a better understanding of the (H⁺···π) and (H⁺···p-π) hydrogen bonds, which are considered uncommon because they are formed through the interaction of the H⁺ of the ethyl cation with the π bonds of the acetylene (C₂H₂) and ethene (C₂H₄), as well as with the pseudo-π bond of the cyclopropane (C₃H₆). In view of this, B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) calculations were used to determine the geometries of the C₂H₅ ⁺···C₂H₂, C₂H₅ ⁺···C₂H₄, and C₂H₅ ⁺···C₃H₆ hydrogen-bonded complexes. Deformations of the bond lengths and bond angles of these systems were analyzed geometrically. Examination of the stretch frequencies and absorption intensities of the (H⁺···π) and (H⁺···p-π) hydrogen bonds has revealed red-shifts in π and p-π bonds. After structural modeling and vibrational characterization, analysis of the charge transfer following the ChelpG approach and subsequently quantification of the hydrogen bond energies (basis sets superpostition error and zero point vibrational energies being considered) were used to predict the strength of the (H⁺···π) and (H⁺···p-π) hydrogen bonds. In addition, the molecular topography was estimated using the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM). QTAIM was chosen because of a desire to understand the (H⁺···π) and (H⁺···p-π) hydrogen bonds chemically on the basis of the quantity of charge density and interpretation of Laplacian fields. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Experimental and theoretical study on the photoionization of styrene

This study employed a vacuum ultraviolet synchrotron radiation source and reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) to investigate the photoionization and dissociation of styrene. By analyzing the photoionization mass spectrum and efficiency curve alongside G3B3 theoretical calculations, we determined the ionization energy of the molecular ion, appearance energy of fragment ions, and relevant dissociation pathways. The major ion peaks observed in the photoionization mass spectra of styrene correspond to C₈H₈⁺, C₈H₇⁺ and C₆H₆⁺. The ionization energy of styrene is measured as 8.46 ± 0.03 eV, whereas the appearance energies of C₈H₇⁺ and C₆H₆⁺ are found to be 12.42 ± 0.03 and 12.22 ± 0.03 eV, respectively, in agreement with theoretical values. The main channel for the photodissociation of styrene molecular ions is the formation of benzene ions, whereas the dissociation channel that loses hydrogen atoms is the secondary channel. Based on the experimental results and empirical formulas, the required dissociation energies (E_d) of C₈H₇⁺, C₈H₆⁺ and C₆H₆⁺ are calculated to be (3.96 ± 0.06), (4.00 ± 0.06) and (3.76 ± 0.06) eV, respectively. Combined with related thermochemical parameters, the standard enthalpies of formations of C₈H₈⁺, C₈H₇⁺, C₈H₆⁺ and C₆H₆⁺ are determined to be 964.2, 1346.3, 1350.2 and 1327.0 kJ/mol, respectively. Based on the theoretical study, the kinetic factors controlling the styrene dissociation reaction process are determined by using the Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) theory. This provides a reference for further research on the atmospheric photooxidation reaction mechanism of styrene in atmospheric and interstellar environments.     

Vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometric study of cyclohexene

In this work, photoionization and dissociation of cyclohexene have been studied by means of coupling a reflectron time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer with the tunable vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) synchrotron radiation. The adiabatic ionization energy of cyclohexene as well as the appearance energies of its fragment ions C₆H₉⁺, C₆H₇⁺, C₅H₇⁺, C₅H₅⁺, C₄H₆⁺, C₄H₅⁺, C₃H₅⁺ and C₃H₃⁺ were derived from the onset of the photoionization efficiency (PIE) curves. The optimized structures for the transition states and intermediates on the ground state potential energy surfaces related to photodissociation of cyclohexene were characterized at the ωB97X‐D/6‐31+g(d,p) level. The coupled cluster method, CCSD(T)/cc‐pVTZ, was employed to calculate the corresponding energies with the zero‐point energy corrections by the ωB97X‐D/6‐31+g(d,p) approach. Combining experimental and theoretical results, possible formation pathways of the fragment ions were proposed and discussed in detail. The retro‐Cope rearrangement was found to play a crucial role in the formation of C₄H₆⁺, C₄H₅⁺ and C₃H₅⁺. Intramolecular hydrogen migrations were observed as dominant processes in most of the fragmentation pathways of cyclohexene. The present research provides a clear picture of the photoionization and dissociation processes of cyclohexene in the 8‐ to 15.5‐eV photon energy region. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The formation of the anilinium ion from the ammonium ion in the ammonia chemical ionization of substituted benzenes

Compounds C₆H₅X(X ? F, Cl, Br, NO₂, CN, OCH₃) have been studied under chemical ionization conditions with ammonia as reagent gas. A pulsed electron beam and time resolved ion collection has allowed the determination of the reaction leading to the formation of [C₆H₅NH₃]⁺ (m/z 94). [NH₄]⁺ reacts with C₆H₅X(X ? F, Cl, Br) to yield m/z 94 but C₆H₅X (X ? CN, NO₂) forms this ion only by reactions involving either [NH₃]⁺ or [C₆H₅X]⁺. C₆H₅OCH₃ does not form m/z 94.