Mass spectra of heterocyclic compounds. II-Hexahydro-1,3,5,-triazines

The twelve tri-N-sulphonylhexahydro-1,3,5-triazines (R = alkyl or aryl) exhibit a common fragmentation pattern; most of the fragments are directly or indirectly generated from the [M ? RSO₂]⁺ ion. Tri-N-Benzylsulphonylhexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (R = PhCH₂) departs from the others mainly because the key ion [M ? RSO₂]⁺ suffers a skeletal rearrangement with loss of SO₂. The rationalizations presented are supported by metastable evidence, accurate mass measurements and deuterium labelling.