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Electron Ionization Mass Spectra of Alkylated Sulfabenzamides
Published
Author(s)
Nino G. Todua, Kirill V. Tretyakov, Roman S. Borisov, Dmitry I. Zhilyaev, Vladimir G. Zaikin, Stephen E. Stein, Anzor I. Mikaia
Abstract
Mono-, di- and trialkyl derivatives of "sulfabenzamide" (N-4-aminophenylsulfonyl-benzamide) are prepared and their EI mass spectra are examined. It is found that the fragmentation of N- alkylsulfabenzamides (Alkyl = CH3 to n-C5H11) proceeds via a very specific rearrangement process involving migration of carbonyl O-atom to sulfur. The proposed mechanism involves an intermediate formation of distonic molecular ions, and the driving force for this process is the formation of stable N-alkylcyanobenzene cations [R-N+≡CC6H5]. The findings are confirmed by exact mass measurement, MS/MS experiments and deuterium labeling.
Citation
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Volume
25
Issue
6
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
Mass Spectrometry, Reaction Mechanisms, Derivatization, Alkylation, Sulfabenzamide
Todua, N.
, Tretyakov, K.
, Borisov, R.
, Zhilyaev, D.
, Zaikin, V.
, Stein, S.
and Mikaia, A.
(2011),
Electron Ionization Mass Spectra of Alkylated Sulfabenzamides, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
(Accessed October 8, 2025)