“…However, to our knowledge, there is no mass spectral fragmentation studies for spiro-and fused phosphorus compounds. In continuation of our work on the mass fragmentation mechanisms of the organophosphorus compounds, 16,17 a detailed study on a series of related spiro-and fused organophosphorus compounds was performed. Thus, this paper reports a study on the fragmentation mechanisms under electron ionization conditions of some organophosphorus compounds namely diethyl spiro [pyrimidino [5,3 ] [1,2]oxazole]phosphonates (1a,b and 2a,b), diethyl (oxazolo [5,4-d] pyrimidine-4,6-dione)phosphonates (3a,b and 4a,b), and diethyl (pyrimidine [4,5-b] [1,4] oxazine)phosphonates (5a,b; 6a,b; and 7a,b) ( Figure 1).…”