Cs. Creaser et Bl. Williamson, SELECTIVE GAS-PHASE ION-MOLECULE REACTIONS OF THE BENZOYL ION, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (14), 1994, pp. 1677-1678
Gas phase ion-molecule studies using ion trap mass spectrometry show t
hat the benzoyl ion, [C6H5CO](+), undergoes selective reactions with h
ydroxy functional groups; the formation of product ions [M + 105](+),
[M - H](+) and [M - OH](+) is characteristic of the hydroxy group envi
ronment.