Collisional activation spectra. Behavior of [C3H7O]+ and other [CnH2n+1O]+ ions

Collisional activation spectra have identified (i) as Stable ion structures. Evidence is presented for a variety of pathway for their formation, including anchimeric assistance and hydrogen migration in less stable isomers. The fragmentation behavior of a number of [CnH2n+1O]+ isomers of n = 2 to 5 shows that extensive rearrangements are common, but that some reactions appear to be useful for ion structure elucidation. One reaction identified is unusual in that it represents the decomposition of an even-electron ion to yied an odd-electron ion product in significant abundance.