Mass spectra of new functionally substituted heterocycles: VI. Fragmentation of 3-methoxy-7-methyl-2-methylsulfanyl-4,5-dihydro-3H-azepine, its structural isomers, 5-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-6-methylsulfanyl-2,3-dihydropyridine and 1-isopropyl-3-methoxy-2-methylsulfanyl-1H-pyrrole, and their linear precursors under electron impact

Abstract

Mass spectra of previously unknown isomeric 1-isopropyl-3-methoxy-2-methylsulfanylpyrrole, 5-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-6-methylsulfanyl-2,3-dihydropyridine, and 3-methoxy-7-methyl-2-methylsulfanyl-4,5-dihydro-3H-azepine were studied for the first time. Fragmentation of all heterocyclic compounds under electron impact begins with elimination of methyl radical, and the subsequent decomposition of the [M − Me]+ ion (m/z 170) is specific for each isomers, which ensures their reliable identification in reaction mixtures. The corresponding linear precursors, methyl N-isopropyl-2-methoxybuta-2,3-dienimidothioate and 2-methoxy-N-(1-methylethylidene)-1-methylsulfanylbuta-1,3-dien-1-amine undergo isomerization and decomposition even under very mild temperature conditions, so that their mass spectra could not be recorded.