Assigning Possible Structures to Fragments in a Mass Spectrum The mass spectrum of 2,3-dimethylpentane [(CH3)2CHCH(CH3)CH2CH3] shows fragments at m/z = 85 and 71. Propose possible structures for the ions that give rise to these peaks.

Assigning Possible Structures to Fragments in a Mass Spectrum The mass spectrum of 2,3-dimethylpentane [(CH3)2CHCH(CH3)CH2CH3] shows fragments at m/z = 85 and 71. Propose possible structures for the ions that give rise to these peaks.

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Problem 14.28P: Following is the mass spectrum of 3-methyl-2-butanol. The molecular ion m/z 88 does not appear in...

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Assigning Possible Structures to Fragments in a Mass Spectrum

The mass spectrum of 2,3-dimethylpentane [(CH₃)₂CHCH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃] shows fragments at m/z = 85 and 71. Propose possible structures for the ions that give rise to these peaks.

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