Zur Lokalisierung Funktioneller Gruppen mit Hilfe der Massenspektrometrie. XV—Massenspektren von androstanen mit Hydroxygruppen in den Positionen 3, 16 und 17

Compared with other isomeric androstane triols the mass spectra of those androstane triols with hydroxy groups in positions 3, 16 and 17 are characterized by intense molecular ions. Important fragment ions show the loss of C-15, C-16 and C-17 in the form of a fragment comprising 75 mass units. This ion shows facile loss of the hydroxy group in position 3 in the form of a water molecule producing a [M ? 93]⁺ ion. Further key ions are at m/e 60, 84 and 110. With the aid of three deuterated androstane trioles and high resolution it was shown that these ions contain parts of the D-ring system.