Massenspektrometrische Untersuchungen an isomeren α,β- und β, γ-ungesättigten Ketonen mit raumerfüllenden Substituenten

A Mass Spectrometric Study on Isomeric α,β- and β,γ-Unsaturated Ketones with Bulky Substituents The mass spectra of the α,β- and β,γ-unsaturated ketones 1-4 (scheme 1) are very different depending on the stereochemistry of the double bond. The E-configurated ketone 2 predominantly shows McLafferty fragmentation, whereas Z-configurated ketone 1 reveals ?-cleavage. In the β, γ-unsaturated ketones 3 and 4, mainly loss of the pertinent allyl radical by α-cleavage was observed.