TY - JOUR
T1 - Unimolecular Gas-Phase Thermolysis of Ethyl Acetate
AU - Egsgaard, Helge
AU - Carlsen, Lars
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - The unimolecular gas-phase thermolysis of ethyl acetate has been investigated by the Flash-Vacuum-Thermolysis/Field-Ionization Mass Spectrometry (FVT/FI-MS) method in combination with Collision Activation (CA) mass spectrometry at 1253K. Two predominant reactions are observed: elimination of ethylene affording acetic acid, the latter to some extent consecutively yielding ketene, and intramolecular oxygen to oxygen ethyl group migration. Additionally minor amounts of acetaldehyde is formed. The mechanistic aspects are discussed based on 18O and 18O/ 13C labelling.
AB - The unimolecular gas-phase thermolysis of ethyl acetate has been investigated by the Flash-Vacuum-Thermolysis/Field-Ionization Mass Spectrometry (FVT/FI-MS) method in combination with Collision Activation (CA) mass spectrometry at 1253K. Two predominant reactions are observed: elimination of ethylene affording acetic acid, the latter to some extent consecutively yielding ketene, and intramolecular oxygen to oxygen ethyl group migration. Additionally minor amounts of acetaldehyde is formed. The mechanistic aspects are discussed based on 18O and 18O/ 13C labelling.
U2 - 10.1016/0020-7381(83)87135-6
DO - 10.1016/0020-7381(83)87135-6
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0020-7381
VL - 47
SP - 55
EP - 58
JO - International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics
JF - International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics
ER -