作者:John C. Traeger
DOI:10.1002/oms.1210240808
日期:1989.8
AbstractThe ionization and [C4H7]+ appearance energies for a series of C4H7CI and C4H7Br isomers have been measured by dissociative photoionization mass spectrometry. Cationic heats of formation, based on the stationary electron convention, are derived. No threshold ion is observed with a heat of formation corresponding to the trans‐1‐methylallyl cation, although there is evidence for formation of the less stable cis isomer. A 298 K heat of formation of 871 kJ mol−1 is obtained for the cyclopropylcarbinyl cation, with the cyclobutyl cation having a higher value of 886 kJ mol−1. At the HF/6‐31G** level, ab initio molecular orbital calculations show the 2‐butenyl, isobutenyl and homoallyl cations to be stable forms of [C4H7]+, being less stable than the trans‐1‐methylallyl cation by 101 kJ mol−1, 159 kJ mol−1 and 164 kJ mol−1, respectively. However, threshold formation is not observed for any of these ions, the fragmentation of appropriate precursor molecules producing [C4H7]+ ions with lower energy structures.