Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic · 1971 · 12 citations · 0 references
PharmacyBiochemistryChemistryAnalytical ChemistryMass Spectrometric AnalysisSpectroscopic AnalysisMass AnalyzersMass SpectrometryStructural ElucidationMass Spectral FragmentationMass Spectral InterpretationMass Spectrometric Analysis Of SugarsMass Spectrometric IdentificationMass Spectrometric Structural ElucidationMass Spectrometry CharacterizationMolecular Ion SpectroscopyTransition State Structure
The mass spectra of the dimeric forms of glycolaldehyde and glyceraldehyde are reported for solid samples injected directly into the source of a mass spectrometer. Both compounds fragment via routes which are explicable in terms of the isomerisation of the molecular ion via a four-membered transition state.