Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321971371
Author: Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.17SP
Predict the masses and the structures of the most abundant fragments observed in the mass spectra of the following compounds.
- a. 2-methylpentane
- b. 3-methylhex-2-ene
- c. 4-methylpentan-2-ol
- d. 2-methyl-1-phenylpropane
- e. cyclohexyl isopropyl ether [cyclohexyl—O—CH(CH3)2]
- f. CH3CH2CH2NHC(CH3)3 tert-butylpropylamine
- g. *3-bromo-2-methylpentane
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