Mass spectrometry of substituted 1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazole-2-thiones

The electron impact mass spectra of the 4-formyl-1, 3-dihydro-2H-imidazole-2-thione, its six 1-methyl(n-propyl, n-hexyl)-3-methyl(phenyl)-disubstptuted derivatives, and the 1,3-dihydro-1-phenyl-2H-imidazole-2-thiome are discussed. The fragmentation pattern is strongly influenced by the alkyl or phenyl N-substituents, as well as by the length of the alkyl chain. The odd-electron ions containing an N-phenyl substituent, but not a propyl or hexyl group, eject a hydrogen atom from the phenyl ring, while the presence of a long alkyl chain greatly enhances the loss of the sulphyhydryl radical and facilitates the expulsion of several alkenes, and alkyl and alkenyl radicals.