The formation and fragmentation of negative ions of some N-(methylsulfonyl)anilines upon resonance electron capture have been studied. The formation of long-living molecular ions is due to the presence of the mesyl groups in the molecules. The difference in negative-ion mass spectra of isomeric N-(methylsulfonyl)anilines has been revealed.
The reaction of 2-(2-cyclopentenyl)anilines with I-2 in the presence of NaHCO3 results in formation of 3-iodocyclopenta[b]indoles in high yields. Under similar conditions 2-(2-cyclohexenyl)anilines give rise to cyclization products whose structure depends on the solvent and substituents in the aromatic ring and on the nitrogen atom.