Mass spectral fragmentation pattern of 2,2′-bipyridyls. Part II. 5-Hydroxy- and 5-alkoxy-2,2′-bipyridyls

The mass spectra of 5-hydroxy-, 5-methoxy-, 5-ethoxy- and 5-propoxy-2,2′-bipyridyls are reported. The fragmentation proposals are supported by high resolution mass measurements and metastable transitions.     

The fragmentation of 5- and 3-substituted thiophene-2-carboxamides under electron impact

The 70 eV electron impact mass spectra of twelve 5- and 3-substituted thiophene-2-carboxamides are discussed with the aid of exact mass measurements and labelling experiments. All mass spectra exhibit pronounced molecular ions. Some isomeric 5- and 3-substituted title compounds can be differentiated by mass spectrometry. The fragmentation is influenced by a strong ‘ortho-effect’ which activates the NH₃ elimination. In the other cases the most important fragmentation is NH₂˙ loss, followed by CO elimination.     

Peptide sequence scrambling through cyclization of b5 ions

The CID mass spectra of the MH(+) ions and the b(5) ions derived therefrom have been determined for the hexapeptides YAAAAA, AYAAAA, AAYAAA, AAAYAA, and AAAAYA. The CID mass spectra for the b(5) ions derived from the five isomers are essentially identical and show abundant ion signals for nonsequence b ions. This result is consistent with cyclization of the b(5) ions to a cyclic pentapeptide before fragmentation; this cyclic peptide can open at various positions, leading to losses of amino acid residues that are not characteristic of the original amino acid sequence. These nonsequence b ions are also observed in the fragmentation of the MH(+) ions and increase substantially in importance with increasing collision energy. A comparison of the fragmentation of AAAYAA and Ac-AAAYAA indicates that N-acetylation eliminates the cyclization of b(5) ions and, thus, eliminates the nonsequence ions in the CID mass spectra of both b(5) and MH(+) ions.     

Mass spectrometry of imidazole-4(5)-carboxaldehyde and some 1-methyl and nitro derivatives

The mass spectra of imidazole-4(5)-carboxaldehyde, its two 1-methyl derivatives, 4(5)-nitroimidazole, 5(4)-nitroimidazole-4(5)-carboxaldehyde and 1-methyl-5-nitroimidazole-4-carboxaldehyde are presented and discussed in comparison with those of other imidazole-carboxaldehydes and nitroimidazoles earlier reported. The imidazole-carboxaldehydes and their 1-methyl derivatives exhibit the characteristic fragmentation of aromatic aldehydes, and differences between the isomers can be observed. The nitroimidazoles show the fragmentation typical of aromatic nitrocompounds. In the o-nitroimidazole-carboxaldehydes, the typical losses of aldehydes do not occur, but primary ortho effects between the formyl and nitro groups give rise to important fragmentation routes. In their 1-methyl derivatives, the presence of the methyl group adjacent to the nitro group originates additional double and secondary ortho effects. For some of these transformations, fragmentation mechanisms are proposed.     

Low energy,low temperature mass spectra 2—low energy,low temperature mass spectra of some small saturated alcohols and ethers

This paper reports the low energy, low temperature mass spectra of the 27 alcohols and ethers containing up to five carbon atoms. The observed fragmentation pathways are discussed in energetic terms. Except in one instance, pentan-1-ol and 3-methylbutan-1-ol, the spectra are diagnostic of the structure of the compounds; even in this case, subtle differences can be used to determine structure. The advantage of the low energy, low temperature mass spectra in identifying low energy fragmentation routes is emphasized.     

Fragmentation patterns of core-ionized thymine and 5-bromouracil

Photofragmentation of thymine and 5-bromouracil into cation and neutral fragments following the core ionization by soft x-rays using photoelectron-photoion-photoion coincidence technique has been studied. The fragment ion mass spectra were recorded in coincidence with the C 1s photoelectron spectra. In the case of thymine, deuterated samples were used to identify fragments. Deuteration or bromination allowed us to study not only the main fragmentation channels of these pyrimidine bases, but also to investigate if replacement of an exocyclic functional group affects molecular fragmentation. We found that the dominant fragmentation channels involve only one starting geometry, and the base ring and other bond cleavages, leading to the detected fragments, are essentially identical between thymine and 5-bromouracil. In addition, the relative intensities of the strongest fragmentation channels were determined and compared with calculated appearance energies using ab initio unrestricted Hartree-Fock theory.     

Sequencing of cyclosporins by fast atom bombardment and linked-scan mass spectrometry

The mass spectrometric sequence determination of amino acid residues in cyclosporins using fast atom bombardment, collisionally activated dissociations in the first field-free region and linked B/E scan is described. The general fragmentation scheme was derived from the spectra of cyclosporins A, B, C, D, F, G, L and [DH-MeBmt¹]CS. The main fragmentation pathways start by primary splitting between amino acids 2–3, 1–11 and 5–6. The corresponding N-terminal b-type ions are common fragment types in the mass spectra. The 1–11 splitting can be enhanced by the introduction of a lactone group into the peptide ring by conversion of cyclosporins into isocyclosporins. The fragmentation scheme was used for amino acid sequence determination in four new natural cyclosporins, [MeLeu¹]CS, [Leu⁴]CS, [Ile⁴]CS and [Leu⁵]CS.     

Electron ionisation and electrospray ionisation mass spectrometric study of a series of isomeric methyl-, dimethyl- and trimethylalloxazines

Electron ionisation (EI) mass spectra and electrospray ionisation (ESI) mass spectra at different cone voltages of a series of isomeric methyl- and dimethylalloxazines are discussed, and compared with those of lumichrome, and 1- and 3-methyllumichrome. Examination of ESI mass spectra taken at a higher cone voltage and the use of isotope-labelled methanol allow us to discuss the fragmentation pathways of [M+H]+ and [M-H](-) ions. The fragmentation pathways of all of the compounds and the characteristic fragment ions formed in EI-MS are compared with published data. The influence of methyl and dimethyl substituents in the benzene ring on the fragmentation pathways leading to the loss of 43 and 45 Da upon both electron and electrospray ionisation is described.     

Mass spectra and structure in the gas phase of isomeric 2-aroylbenzamides

The electron-impact mass spectra of various derivatives of 2-aroylbenzamides were studied. The principal pathways of fragmentation of the open and ring isomeric forms were described on the basis of an analysis of the high-resolution spectra and the DADI spectra. It is shown that peaks of ions formed in the fragmentation of the ring form, the intensities of which decrease as the volume of the substituent increases, are observed in the spectra of compounds with substituents R¹ = H, CH₃, and C₂H₅. Thermal isomerization of the ring form was proved on the basis of a study of the temperature effect on the intensities of the peaks of ions due to fragmentation of the open and ring forms when the samples are introduced through an inlet cylinder.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 666–670, May, 1982.     

Mass spectrometric fragmentation of the oxetanes of 3,5-dimethylisoxazole, 2,4-dimethylthiazole and 1-acetylimidazole

The mass spectra of the oxetanes of 3,5-dimethylisoxazole, 2,4-dimethylthiazole and 1-acetylimidazole have been studied with the aid of high resolution mass spectrometry. The spectra exhibit characteristic fragmentation patterns which are common to all these oxetanes and are classified as five processes.     

Electron impact mass spectral interpretation for some thiophosphoryl-p-acetylaminobenzenesulfonamides

This work discusses the synthesis and the fragmentation patterns for 2-(p-acetylaminosulfonamido)-2-thiono-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane)(1) and for the p-acetylaminosulfonylamides of O,O-diethylthiophosphoric acid (2), O,O-diphenylthiophosphoric acid (3), dimethylaminocyclohexylthiophosphoric acid (4), and diethylaminophenylthiophosphoric acid (5). A thionamidic-thiolimidic structure was attributed to compounds 1-5, consistent with their IR and NMR spectra. EI mass spectra at 70 eV, high resolution (HR) mass measurements and metastable ion spectra were used to elucidate the fragmentation processes and to determine the kinetic energy release values associated with the metastable ion dissociations. HR accurate mass measurements were used to confirm the compositions of the more abundant ions.     

The mass spectra of some 3,5-diarylisoxazoles

The mass spectra of several 3,5-diarylisoxazoles are reported. The fragmentation patterns of 3-aryl-5-phenyl- and 5-aryl-3-phenylisoxazoles are very significantly different.     

Mass spectrometric beheviour of some 5,5-diphenylglycocyamidine and -hydantoin derivatives

The mass spectra and main fragmentation pathways are presented for thirteen 1- and 3-substituted 5,5-diphenylglycocyamidine and -hydantoin derivatives. The principal decomposition routes of these compounds are also of diagnostic value for ascertaining positional isomerism when the substituents are eliminated in the initial stage of fragmentation.     

Mass spectrometry of γ-Complexes of transition metals : XXII. Fragmentations of ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazolines-2 under electron impact

The mass spectra of 1-N-acetyl- and 1-N-phenyl-3-ferrocenyl-5-arylpyrazolines-2, their 5-ferrocenyl-3-aryl isomers and their 3,5-diferrocenyl analogues have been studied. The “pyrazoline” type of the molecular ion fragmentation involves various processes of heterocyclic nucleus destruction and elimination of the substituents or their fragments. The directions and intensifies of the processes observed are interpreted in terms of preferred positive charge localization on the transition metal atom. Interactions between the acetyl and ferrocenyl groups manifest themselves by the appearance of intense [P  C₅H₅]⁺ ions (ferrocenyl type fragmentation products) in the mass spectra of 1-N-acetyl-3-aryl-5-ferrocenylpyrazolines-2 only. The fragmentation mechanism leading from [P  C₅H₅]⁺ to C₇H₇OFe⁺ is discussed.     

Negative ion mass spectra of salicylaldehydato and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthylaldehydato complexes of Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II): Consecutive and competitive eliminations of CO and H2CO

The negative ion mass spectra of some divalent metal complexes, ML₂, have been measured, where M?Co, Ni and Cu, and LH = salicylaldehyde or 2-hydroxy-1-naphthylaldehyde. All compounds yield intense molecular anions. The mass spectra of these compounds suggest that consecutive and competitive eliminations of CO and H₂CO, and various types of hydrogen migrations are involved in the fragmentation of the molecular anions. The mechanism of the fragmentation process and metastable peaks observed are also discussed.     

含2-苯基-1,2,3-连三唑环的1,3,4-噁二唑衍生物的质谱研究

对两类非共轭的１，３，４－噁二唑衍生物Ⅰａ～ｅ和Ⅱａ～ｅ的电子轰击质谱进行了研 究，并通过Ｂ／Ｅ联动扫描对它们可能的裂解途径进行了探讨。     

Mass spectrometric study of isatins II. N-propyl(allyl,propargyl)isatins

The mass spectra of N-propyl- (I), N-allyl- (IV), and N-propargylisatin (VII) and their 5-methyl (II, V, VIII) and 7-methyl (III, VI, and IX) derivatives were recorded. It is shown that a portion of the [M-2CO]⁺ ions in the mass spectra of N-propargylisatins undergo rearrangement to give ions with a quinoline structure. A scheme for the fragmentation of the investigated compounds is presented. The mass spectra of the 5- and 7-methyl derivatives are compared.See [1] for communication I.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 639–641, May, 1977.     

Mass spectrometry of biologically active substances

The mass spectra of 2- and 4-iminobarbituric acid derivatives were studied in relation to the mass spectra of their oxygen analogs. It is shown that the pathways of fragmentation of the investigated compounds depend on the type of substituent attached to the C₅ atom, the position of the imino and oxo groups in the ring, and the specific mass-spectral properties. The fragmentation was studied by means of low-voltage mass spectrometry and deuterium labeling.See [1] for communication I.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 813–817, June, 1978.     

Electron ionization mass spectrometric study of substituted alloxazine‐5‐oxides and iso‐alloxazine‐5‐oxide

The fragmentation pathways in electron ionization (EI) mass spectra of a series of new N(5)‐oxides of alloxazines and iso‐alloxazine are presented, and compared with those of substituted alloxazines and iso‐alloxazine. The EI mass spectra of these compounds showed characteristic fragmentation pathways A, B and C, started by the ejection of atomic oxygen, a HNCO molecule and an OH ^. radical, respectively. On the basis of B/E and B²/E spectra, the mechanism of elimination of the OH ^. radical is discussed. The influence of the methyl substituent in the benzene ring of alloxazine on the mass fragmentation pathways is described. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Electron impact mass spectrometry of 3-methyl-4-benzylideneamine-5-styrylisoxazoles. II

The mass spectra of a series of substituted 3-methyl-4-benzylideneamine-5-styrylisoxazoles are reported and discussed. The spectra of these isoxazoles show a characteristic fragmentation pattern different from the 5-styryl-4-nitroisoxazoles. Perhaps this is due to the presence of the Schiff base at position 4.