The mass spectra of 3-dimethylaminomethylcyclohexanol derivatives (
1-5) were measured under a direct inlet system by electron impact ionization, and their characteristic fragmentations are discussed. The characteristic ions in the mass spectra of
1-5 are the fragment ions at
m/z 58,
m/z 71,
m/z 72,
m/z 111 and
m/z 156. The characteristic peak at
m/z 58 is the base peak in the mass spectra of all compounds. The structure of this ion appears to be CH
2=N
+(CH
3)
2. The
cis-and
trans-configurations of
1-5 can be identified by observing the peak intensities at
m/z 71,
m/z 72 and
m/z 156 in the mass spectra and by observing the peak corresponding to loss of a hydrogen molecule from the
m/z 84 ion in the ion kinetic energy (IKE) spectra.
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