Water Loss from Molecular Protonated Ions of Benzyl 2-Phenylether and Derivates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/oms.1210220108

The skeletal rearrangement for water loss is the dominant reaction in the chemical ioinization mass spectrum of benzyl 2-phenylethyl ether.Isotopic distribution obtained for this reaction with specifically labelled derivates have been interpreted in terms of competing five- and six-centered skeletal rearrangements.Chemical substitution of the altermative aromatic rings strtongly influences the balance of the competition.