Electron ionization mass spectrometry as a tool for the investigation of the ortho effect in fragmentation of some Schiff bases derived from amphetamine analogs

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 966-972

  Błachut, Dariusz ^a,b   Danikiewicz, Witold ^c   Olejnik, Marian ^c   Czarnocki, Zbigniew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b Agencja Bezpieczenstwa Wewnetrznego Warszawa   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amphetamine derivatives; Electron ionizaton; Fragmentation mechanism; Ortho effect

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATIONS; ORTHO EFFECTS; RATIONALIZATION; SCHIFFS BASE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; ELECTRONS; KETONES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

PHOTOIONIZATION;

4 METHOXYAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; SCHIFF BASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPHETAMINES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SCHIFF BASES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 4444306251     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.633     Document Type: Article

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