Abstract
The mass spectra of some dialkyl and diaryl esters of a variety of alkyl-, alkenyl-, alkynyl-, and aryl-phosphonic acids are discussed. The spectra are in many cases similar to those observed for simple dialkyl alkylphosphonates, but with some important differences depending on the nature of the hydrocarbon group attached directly to the phosphorus atom. Some unusual rearrangements are observed, involving migration of a hydro-carbon fragment from the ester group to the hydrocarbon moiety attached to phosphorus, with simultaneous expulsion of a phosphinyl radical. Thus diethyl vinylphosphonate gives an ion [C4H7]+; diethyl 2-phenylvinylphosphonate gives a base peak at m/e 131 due to PhCH=CHCHCH3; diphenyl 2-phenylvinylphosphonate gives an ion [C14H12O]+', and from this, an ion [C14H10]+ which can be formulated as the molecular ion of phenanthrene.
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