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The electron impact ionization of some mono- and dinitropyridylphenyls
ulfiede, ether, amine and sulfone derivatives were studied at 70 eV en
ergy. All the 8 compounds studied underwent ring closure during the fo
rmation of a carbazole radical cation as a general feature in their ma
ss spectra. The basic differences in the mass spectral behaviour are m
ainly attributed to the position of the nitro group in the pyridyl rin
g and the fragmentation pathway is directed by the sulfur, oxygen or n
itrogen moiety. The base peak in the mass spectra is determined by suc
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