SummaryIn the mass spectra of the six isomeric diacetamidocyclohexanes 2-4 (cis and trans each, Scheme 2) as well as of the six isomeric bis (acetamidomethy1)cyclohexanes 6-8 (cis and trans each, Scheme 5 ) are clear differences between the constitutional isomers, whereas cis/truns isomers show very similar spectra. The lack of stereospecific fragmentations is explained by loss of configurational integrity of the molecular ion before fragmentation.However, the mass spectral fragmentation of epimeric diamidocyclohexanes becomes very stereospecific by the introduction of a phenethyl group on one of the nitrogen atoms: this group avoids epimerization of the molecular ion prior to fragmentation. In the N-phenethyl derivatives 10, 11, 13 and 14 (Scheme 8) the typical fragmentations of the cis-isomer after loss of C7H, from the molecular ion are the elimination of CH,CO by formation of cyclic ions, and the loss ofp-toluenesulfonic acid or benzoic acid, respectively, with subsequent elimination of CH,CN (Scheme 9). In the trans-isomer the typical fragmentations are the loss of the side chain bearing a tertiary nitrogen atom, and the elimination of the tosyl or benzoyl radical, respectively, with subsequent loss of CH,CONH2 (Scheme 10).Bisherige Untersuchungen iiber den massenspektrometrischen Zerfall von substituierten Cycloalkanen betrafen hauptstichlich Alkohole, f t h e r sowie Carbonsauren und deren Ester [2]. Aus diesen Arbeiten geht hervor, dass Fragmentierungen, die durch Umlagerung uber einen cyclischen Ubergangszustand entstehen,
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