STEEN INGEMANN and NICO M. M. NIBBERING. Can. J. Chem. 62, 2273 (1984. Proton abstraction from CH3SCH3 and C6H5SCH3 in the gas phase has been studied by the use of Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FI-ICR) mass spectrometry. The gas phase acidity of CH3SCH3 is reported to be AG;~, = 1615 r 8 kJ/mol. The methyl group in C6H5SCH3 is observed to be the most acidic position. The gas phase acidity of this group is determined to be AG;~, = 1560 +. [Traduit par le journal]