Mass-spectrometric behavior of isomeric nitro- and nitroaminoindolizines and indoles

Peaks of [M — NO]⁺ and [M — NO₂]⁺ ions are characteristic for the mass spectra of nitroindolizines, whereas peaks of ions of the indole type, viz., [M — HCN]⁺ and [M- H,- HCN]⁺ (for alkylindoles), are not characteristic. In the mass spectra of nitroindoles the latter ions give more intense peaks, while the loss of a nitro group or its rearrangement is a considerably less significant process. When a dialkylamino group is introduced in the nitroindolizine molecule, the primary processes in the fragmentation of such compounds are due to fragmentation of the alkylamino group.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 765–768, June, 1982.     

Mass spectrometric study of isatins III. Isatin and N-methylisatin ketals

In contrast to isatin and N-methylisatin, their ethylene-, propylene-, and 2,3-butyleneketals undergo fragmentation via several pathways. In addition to the principal fragmentation pathway — successive loss by the molecular ion (M⁺) of a CO group and a dioxolane ring or its fragment, the M⁺ ions of the ketals are also fragmented with elimination of a dioxolane fragment or the substituent attached to the nitrogen atom and, subsequently, a fragment of the dioxolane ring. The fragmentations of some of the fragment ions were investigated by means of the mass spectra of N-trideuteromethyl analogs.See [2] for communication II.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 642–645, May, 1977.     

Mass spectra of 1- and 2a-substituted 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8-tetrathiaadamantanes

A comparative analysis was made of the mass spectra of monosubstituted 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8-tetrathiaadamantanes (TMITA). It is shown that the pathways of monomolecular fragmentation depend on the character of the substituent and the isomeric form of the TMTTA. The principal lines in the mass spectra of the investigated compounds indicate the occurrence of competitive processes of fragmentation of the molecular ions (M⁺) with detachment of the substituent from the M⁺ ion or with cleavage of the cellular structure. The first process makes it possible to form a judgement regarding the mechanism of the fragmentation of the molecular ion and the site of primary localization of the charge on the fragment ions as a function of the donor—acceptor properties of the substituents, and the second process enables one to form a judgement regarding the character of the fragmentation of the cellular structures of the various isomeric forms.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 748–752, June, 1978.     

Mass spectrometric study of methyl-substituted 4-azaphenanthrenes and their nitration products

The mass spectral behavior of five derivatives of the 4-azaphenanthrene series — 1,3-dimethyl-(I), 2,3-dimethyl-(II), 1,2,3,-trimethyl-(III), 1,2,3-trimethyl-8-nitro-(IV), and 1,3-dimethyl-6,7-dinitro-4-azaphenanthrene (V) — was studied. The stabilities of the molecular ions with respect to gragmentation (W_M) are higher by a factor of two or more for the methyl-substituted I–III than for nitro derivatives IV and V. The intensity of the [M-H]⁺ ion peak in the mass spectra of I–V does not depend on the number of methyl groups but only on their positions: the presence of a CH₃ group in the 2 position leads to an [M-H]⁺ ion that is 1.5 times more intense than when there is a methyl group in the 1 position. The molecular ions of I–V do not eliminate HCN molecules; this constitutes evidence for the absence of randomization of their methyl groups. The presence of a CH₃ substituent in the 1 or 2 position does not affect the intensity of the [M-CH₃]⁺ ion peaks, while the simultaneous presence of CH₃ groups attached to the C₁ and C₂ atoms increases the intensity of the [M-CH₃]⁺ fragment peak by a factor of two. In the mass spectra of nitro derivatives IV and V, [M-O]⁺, [M-OH]⁺, [M-NO]⁺, and [M-NO₂]⁺ fragments are observed in the first step of the fragmentation of the M⁺ ion, whereas the [M-CO]⁺ ion peak characteristic for the dissociative ionization of 1-nitronaphthalene is also observed for 8-nitro-substituted IV.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1365–1369, October, 1977.     

Mass spectra and structures of isomeric phenylaminopyrazoles

The processes involved in the dissociative ionization of isomeric phenylaminopyrazoles under the influence of electron impact were studied. The pathways of fragmentation of the molecular ion (M⁺) were proved rigorously by means of the spectra of the metastable ions. The empirical compositions of the fragment ions were confirmed by the high-resolution mass spectra. It was established on the basis of the mass spectra of the amino-group-deuterated analogs that M⁺ exists exclusively in the amide from. A rearrangement leading to the formation of benzodiazepine cation radicals precedes fragmentation of M⁺. The elimination of an HCN particle in the first step of the fragmentation of M⁺ does not involve the amino group. The pK_a values are presented for all of the investigated phenylaminopyrazoles.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1381–1388, October, 1978.     

V. Mass spectrometry of the alkaloids ofArundo donax

The mass spectra of alkaloids isolated from the epigeal part of the plant Arundo donax L. have been investigated. The main pathways of fragmentation under electron impact have been determined for arundine, ardine, donaxaridine, donaxarine, and donaxinine. An analogy has been found in the fragmentation of the M⁺ ions of donaxarine and donaxinine, the main pathway of their fragmentation consisting in the elimination of the elements of the N-methylpyrrolidone ring.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 89 14 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 217–220, March–April, 1996. Original article submitted September 25, 1995.     

Mass spectra of diterpene alkaloids with the hetisine skeleton

An analysis of literature material has shown that the stability of the M⁺ ions of bases with the hetisine skeleton decreases considerably when an OR group is present at C-1, C-6, or C-9. The directions of fragmentation are not monotypical and depend greatly on the positions of the oxygen substituents. A similar conclusion can be made from a study of the group and individual features of the breakdown of hetisine, nominine, talatisine, and their derivatives revealed with the aid of high-resolution mass spectrometry and MD spectra. An unusual property of these spectra is the formation of nitrogen-free fragments. The mass spectra of hetisine alkaloids of a new type — zeraconine and its N-oxide — have been characterized.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances of the Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 542–553, July–August, 1987.     

Dadi spectra of gossypol hexamethyl ethers and mixtures of them

The DADI spectra of the M⁺ ions of hexamethyl ethers of three tautomeric forms of gossypol and of mixtures of them have been studied. A specific fragmentation pathway of M⁺ for each form has been shown. On the basis of the results obtained, the amounts of the hexamethyl ethers of each tautomeric form produced in the methylation of gossypol have been found.Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 38–42, January–February, 1980.     

Mass spectra of derivatives of benzaldehyde selenazolylhydrazones

The mass spectra of benzaldehyde selenazolylhydrazones Ia-d and benzaldehyde selenazolidenehydrazones II and III were studied. Splitting out of benzonitrile as a result of a rearrangement of the McLafferty type is characteristic for the fragmentation of the M⁺ ions of Ia-d. The subsequent fragmentation of the M — C₆H₅CN ion occurs due to ejection of the SeH group or a molecule of carbodiimide from the selenazole ring or due to cleavage of ring side substituents. The principal fragments in the mass spectra of II and III are formed as a result of the ejection of groups of SeH and SeCHCO atoms.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 762–764, June, 1982.     

Mass spectrometry of pennogenin glycosides

The electron-impact mass spectra of five unesterified pennogenin glycosides, which contain the M⁺ or (M - H₂O)⁺ peaks, have been obtained. The characteristic features of the fragmentation of these compounds have been studied. In addition to ions characterizing the successive elimination of carbohydrate units, fragments have been detected which show the breakdown of the terminal pyranose ring. Five new directions of the fragmentation of the spirostanol skeleton due to the presence of an OH group at C-17 have been found.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substance, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Science Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 337–341, May–June, 1986.     

Mass spectrometry and structure of ions of heterocyclic compounds activated by collision: Naphthiridines and benzazines

The dissociation and the structure at the isomeric [M — HCN]⁺ and [M — 2HCN]⁺ ions, formed during the fragmentation of naphthiridines and benzazines, were investigated by the collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) method. It was established that the stable [M — HCN]⁺ ions of 1,5- and 1,8-naphthiridines, 1,6-naphthiridine, quinoxaline, and quinazoline have different structures. The [M — 2HCN]⁺ ions can exist in two isomeric forms, one of which is characteristic of naphthiridines and the other of benzazines.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vo. 25, No. 5, pp. 626–629, September–October, 1989.     

Mass-spectrometric investigation of coordination compounds of nickel(II) with radical anions of S-alkyl-1-phenylisothiosemicarbazides

The electron-impact mass spectra of coordination compounds of nickel(II) with the general formula NiL₂, in which the radical anions [C₆H₅N -N-C(SR)=NR¹]^–, where R=CH₃ and R=H(I), R=CD₃ and R=H(II), R=C₂H₅ and R=H(III), and R=CH₃ and R=C₆H₅(IV), serve as the ligands, have been studied. In the mass spectra of compounds I–IV the peaks of the molecular ions have the highest intensity among the organometallic fragments. The initial stage of the fragmentation of [M]^+. is associated with the formation of the rearrangement ions [NiL + H]⁺, [NiL + C₆H₅]⁺, and [NiL + SR]⁺, ions, whose appearance becomes understood, if it is taken into account that the removal of one ligand is accompanied by the impairing of spins and the mass spectra of compounds I–IV is the presence of lines for the [NiL]⁺ ion in them. The dissociative ionization of compounds I–IV is strongly reminiscent of the behavior of ordinary complexes of metals with ligands of the nonradical type. The fragmentation scheme of the molecular ions under the effects of electron impact has been presented and discussed.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 368–371, May–June, 1990.     

Mass-spectrometric study of the cyclization reactions of diazoketones. 8. 1-Diazo-3,4-epoxy-4-arylbutan-2-ones

An analysis of the mass spectra of 1-diazo-3,4-epoxy-4-arylbutanones has shown that the molecular ions of these compounds lose a molecule of nitrogen and that the [M — N₂]⁺ ions formed cyclize to form hydroxyfuran structures, whose further fragmentation determines the whole picture of the dissociative ionization of the compounds investigated under electron impact. The majority of the [M — N₂]⁺ ions have the form of the cyclic intermediate formed in the first step of the cyclization process. It cannot, however, be ruled out that a certain portion of the [M — N₂]⁺ ions are stabilized as a result of a Wolff rearrangement and do not cyclize at all.For report 7 see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 17–22, January, 1986.     

Mass-spectrometric behavior of condensed 1,3-azines with oxo,thioxo, or imino functions in the 4 position 1. 2,3-dihydro-4H-1,3-benzothiazine-2,4-dithione and its mono- or dioxo isologs

The principle pathway of fragmentation under electron impact of the molecular ions (M⁺) of 2,3-dihydro-4H-1,3-benzothiazine-2,4-dithione and its mono- and dioxo isologs is cleavage of the retrodiene fragmentation type with the formation of monotypic A ions. In some cases successive two-step elimination of neutral fragments leads to the A ion. The large values (4.0–12.5) of the ratios of the intensities of the peaks of the A and M⁺ ions is a characteristic feature for 4-oxo derivatives. This value ranges from 0.6 to 1.5 for the 2-oxo derivatives.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 629–633, May, 1981.     

The structure of feterin — A new terpenoid coumarin fromFerula teterrima

Summary From the roots ofFerula teterrima Kar. et Kir. a new terpenoid coumarin — feterin — has been isolated with the formula C₂₆H₃₂O₆, mp 155–158°C, [] _D ^2° -52.02° (chloroform), M⁺ 440, the structure and relative configuration of which have been established with the aid of the INDOR method and on the basis of a study of the PMR spectra in the presence of the paramagnetic shift reagent Eu(DMP)₃.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 318–322, May–June, 1978.     

Mass spectra of permethylates of spirostanol tetraosides

The design of the new MKh 1310 mass spectrometer with double focusing permits the recording of the spectra of sparingly volatile natural compounds with molecular weights of up to 1700 and, in particular, the permethylates and peracetates of spirostanol and furostanol saponins. The results are given of an investigation of the mass spectra of five spirostanol tetraosides in the form of their permethylates. The spectra contain the peaks of the molecular ions and of the products of their decomposition at the glycosidic bonds. The most important feature of the spectra is the fragmentation of the skeletons of the terminal saccharide residues starting directly from M⁺ in directions close to the directions of decomposition of the nonreducing unit of permethylates of oligosaccharides. The origin of the ions (M -191)⁺, (M - 175)⁺, (M - 162)⁺, (M - 147)⁺, (M - 131)⁺, (M - 118)⁺, and (M - 102)⁺ arising this way have been confirmed by measurements of their elementary compositions.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 661–666, September–October, 1979.     

Fragmentation of the unsubstituted carbohydrate units of cardenolide monosides

In the mass spectra of unsubstituted monosides of cardenolide nature are observed the M⁺ peaks, and also, in each case, three characteristic processes of the fragmentation of the carbohydrate unit. The formation of the ions AglOCH=OH⁺ is the most universal property of these compounds. The stability of ions of the type under consideration depends on the nature and position of attachment of the sugar residue and on the number of polar groups in the aglycone. The laws of the fragmentation of the carbohydrate unit are extended to the spectra of glycosides of other classes.Deceased.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodynykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 345–354, 1983.     

Mass-spectrometric study of 2- and 4-azafluorenones

A mass-spectrometric study of 2- and 4-azafluorenones and their mono- and polymethyl derivatives showed that the presence of a methyl group in the benzene ring leads to a sharp increase in the relative intensity of the [M — H]⁺ ion peak. In contrast to the fragmentation of 2- and 4-azafluorenes, the mass spectra of monomethyl-substituted compounds do not contain an [M — CH₃]⁺ fragment; this is probably associated with expansion of the pyridine or benzene ring to a seven-membered ring in the step involving the formation of the molecular ion due to inclusion of the methyl group. The intensity of the [M — CO]⁺ ion peak in the mass spectra of the 4-azafluorenones is higher by a factor of two with respect to the 2-azafluorenone isomers, and the [M — HCN]⁺ and [M — H, -HCN]⁺ ion peaks observed in the mass spectra of 2-azafluorenones are absent in them.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 89–95, January, 1979.     

B/E linked scanning spectra of the molecular and fragmentary ions of lycoctonine bases

The B/E linked scanning spectra of the M⁺, (M-15)⁺, and (M-OR₁)⁺ ions and those of some other series have been investigated. The characteristic nature of the individual intensities of the metastable peaks (the magnitudes A) with the same R₁ radicals for different groups of alkaloids has been shown for the spectra of the M⁺ and (M-15)⁺ ions. The reason for the quantitative differences of the B/E spectra of the (M-OH)⁺ ions from the spectra of the (M-OCH₃)⁺ and (M-OAc)⁺ ions, consisting in the influence of alternative methods of eliminating an OH radical, has been found. It has been confirmed that the values of A of analogous transitions calculated from the B/E and MD spectra are close to one another. On the other hand, the values of the energy of the metastable transitions obtained by these two methods differ from one another by two orders of magnitude.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Special Design Bureau of Analytical Instrument Construction, Scientific and Technical Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 72–84, January–February, 1991.     

Mass-spectrometric study of methyl-substituted azomethines of the 4-azafluorene series

The M⁺ and [M-H]⁺ ion peaks are the peaks of maximum intensity in the mass spectra of Schiff bases belonging to the 4-aza-9-fluorenylidenearylamine series. The dependence of the relative intensity of the [M-H]⁺ fragment on the structures of the I–XI molecules provides evidence for the possibility of the occurrence of rearrangement processes involving the formation of this ion. The formation of [M-CH₃]⁺, [M-HCN]⁺, [M-Ar]⁺, and [M-CNAr]⁺ ions is also characteristic for the fragmentation of the investigated compounds. It was found that, in contrast to other types of Schiff bases, the ejection of an HCN molecule during the mass-spectrometric fragmentation of the investigated compounds occurs without participation of the nitrogen atom of the azomethine group. The elimination of a CNAr particle by the molecular ions is a distinctive feature of the investigated series of Schiff bases.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 397–402, March, 1979.