The structures of some new carboxamide, thiocarboxamide, nicotinoyl an
d isonicotinoyl pyrazoline derivatives have been related to their mass
spectral data. The ions produced under electron impact showed both th
e characteristic pyrazoline ion and unusual azete fragmentation patter
ns. These results suggest that the mass spectra of these pyrazoline de
rivatives are both position and substituent dependent. Fragmentations
of the ions are discussed in view of their metastable transitions. (C)
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