Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.26P
Following is the mass spectrum of bromocyclopentane. The molecular ion m/z 148 is of such low intensity that it does not appear in this spectrum. Assign structural formulas for the cations of m/z 69 and 41.
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