Although 2,2-dimethylhexane has a molecular weight of 114, no peak is observed at m/z = 114. The base peak in the mass spectrum occurs at M-57 (a) Draw the fragmentation responsible for the formation of M-57 ion (b) Explain why this cation is the most abundant ion to pass through the spectrometer. (c) Explain why no molecular ion survive long enough to be detected

Although 2,2-dimethylhexane has a molecular weight of 114, no peak is observed at m/z = 114. The base peak in the mass spectrum occurs at M-57 (a) Draw the fragmentation responsible for the formation of M-57 ion (b) Explain why this cation is the most abundant ion to pass through the spectrometer. (c) Explain why no molecular ion survive long enough to be detected

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Chapter12: Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry And Infrared Spectroscopy

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