Abstract:The
isomerization of aliphatic amine radical cations via intermediate
[cyclopropane–NH3]
+ •
and [cyclopropane–amine]
+•
ion-neutral complexes was studied experimentally with double-focusing
mass spectrometers and computationally with composite ab initio methods.
The results examine and extend Audier’s suggestion that primary
amine radical cations with alkyl substituents at the β- and/or
γ-carbon atoms isomerize via transient complexes of NH3 and alkyl cyclopropanes; these are formed by ring closure of the
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