Ortho effects in organic molecules on electron impact: XI—the interestingortho effect of the methoxy group ino-methoxy aromatic thioamides
摘要:
AbstractIt has been noticed that the major part of the loss of ṠH from the molecular ion of most of the o‐methoxythioamides results from an ortho effect of the methoxy group. Comparison of the MIKE spectra of the [MSH]+ of 1‐(2‐methoxyphenylthioxomethyl)piperidine and 1‐(2‐methoxyphenylthioxomethyl)pyrrolidine with the MIKE spectra of [MSH]+ of the corresponding unsubstituted compounds, reported earlier, indicated two parallel pathways for the formation of [MSH]+ in the o‐methoxy compounds. In the first pathway, as has been noticed in thioamides in general, the loss of ṠH involves the migration of either the α‐hydrogen in the amine moiety or the hydrogen attached to nitrogen. In the second pathway, the migration of a hydrogen from the o‐methoxy group to the sulphur atom followed by ejection of SH from the molecular ion leads to a stable cyclized ion. Interesting secondary fragmentations as a consequence of this ortho effect have also been noticed.