Reactions of the negative oxygen ion (O−·) with carbonyl compounds

Abstract
Reactions of O−· ions with some aliphatic carbonyl compounds have been studied using ion cyclotron resonance spectrometry. With ketones, major products are OH, (M—H), (M—H2)−· and (M—R) ions; at higher pressures, OH ions react further to yield (M—H) ions. Limiting low and high pressure behaviour is used to derive relative rate constants for these reactions. Deuterium-labelling experiments suggest that the (M—H2)−· ion is formed by abstraction of a hydrogen atom and a proton exclusively from positions α to the carbonyl function. A brief study was also made of reactions with acetaldehyde and methyl acetate.

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