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SUBMITTER: Morgan KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3959984 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morgan Kathleen M KM Ashline David J DJ Morgan Jessica P JP Greenberg Arthur A
The Journal of organic chemistry 20131230 2
Three lactams having, respectively, ~20, ~10, and 0 kcal/mol of resonance energy have been subjected to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI/MS) as well as to attempted reaction with dimethyldioxirane (DMDO). The ESI/MS for all three lactams are consistent with fragmentation from the N-protonated, rather than the O-protonated tautomer. Each exhibits a unique fragmentation pathway. DFT calculations are employed to provide insights concerning these pathways. N-Ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone and 1 ...[more]