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Sketch the mass spectrum expected for 1-chloropropane.
Chapter 14, Problem 12P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 12P
Sketch the mass spectrum expected for 1-chloropropane.
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QUESTION:
Problem 12P
Sketch the mass spectrum expected for 1-chloropropane.
ANSWER:
Solution 12P
The mass spectrometer detects only the presence of cations and radical cations that are produced during the fragmentation.
The compound, 1-chloropropane is initially made to bombard with 70 eV of energy to result in the formation of molecular ion.
The weakest bond is the C-Cl bond that breaks heterolytically to form the halide radical and the alkyl carbocation.