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Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
Collision-induced dissociation of the phenylsilane molecular ion
1Department of Chemistry, University of Suwon, Suwon 440-600, Korea. jcchoe@suwon.ac.kr
Abstract:
The high-energy collision-induced dissociation of the phenylsilane molecular ion generated by electron ionization has been investigated using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). It was observed that the dissociation of the molecular ion (M(+*)) occurs mainly via [M-H](+), [M-2H](+*), and [M-3H](+), followed by two consecutive losses of C(2)H(2). The structures of the precursors for the [M-CH(3)](+), [M-SiH](+), and [M-SiH(2)](+*) ions are proposed. The data suggest that the molecular ion undergoes rearrangements to several isomers prior to dissociation, including the ion containing a five-membered carbon ring. Reaction mechanisms are proposed for the dissociations via the isomeric molecular ions.
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