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Mass fragmentation of 4-iminopentan-2-one N-substituted with organosilicon
group suggests that in the gas phase upon electron ionization (EI) conditio
ns only 4-imino-2-keto tautomer occurs. The simultaneous occurrence of 4-am
inopent-3-en-2-keto tautomeric form was ruled out on the basis of mass frag
mentation of some alkylaromatic derivatives of 4-aminopent-3-en-2-one.