Pyrones: V—The mass spectra and fragmentation mechanisms of some 3(5)-methoxy-4-pyrones
作者:David L. McGillivray、Gerald A. Poulton
DOI:10.1002/oms.1210150110
日期:1980.1
AbstractThe mass spectra of methyl kojate (2‐hydroxymethyl‐5‐methoxy‐4H‐pyran‐4‐one), two deuterated analogues and 14 related 3(5)‐methoxy‐4‐pyrones have been studied. These compounds fragment according to a common mechanism, initiated by primary rearrangement of the molecular ion(s). Guidelines which indicate the presence of 3(5)‐methoxy‐4‐pyrones and allow structural determinations to be made from their mass spectra are presented. For the majority of substituents studied, the nature of the substituent has no major effect upon the fragmentation pattern; the cyano group does. The hydroxy counterparts of the above compounds are readily converted for analysis by simple methylation.