Gas-phase Alkylation of 2-Methylfuran under Chemical Ionization Conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/oms.1210230514

In the gas phase, under chemical ionization conditions, the sites of attachment of ⁺ and ⁺ to 2-methylfuran have been studied by tandem mass spectrometry.Spontaneous metastable and collision-induced fragmentations have been compared to those observed for the protonated alkylfuran isomers.The results obtained show that alkylation occurs preferentially at the β-position.