TY - JOUR AB - The reaction of Me2F+, Me2C1+ and CF3+ with p-Me3CC6H4(CH2)n,C6D5 (n = 2, 3) initiates a reaction pattern whose major features are accounted for by the additional electrostatic stabilization afforded by the second (spectator) aromatic ring on ionic intermediates and ion-molecule complexes. The Me3C loss following CX3- (X = H, F) addition to the tert-butyl-substituted ring is significantly reduced with respect to a single-ring model substrate, p-Me3CC6H4Me. [Arene · Me3C+] non-covalent complexes mediate the observed interannular and intermolecular Me3C+ transfer. Unimolecular cleavage of Me3CH from [arene · Me3C+], following side-chain H- abstraction, a major fragmentation pathway under mass spectrometric conditions, is instead largely inhibited in the reported radiolytic experiments. Such behavior is accounted for by the effective stabilization of ion-molecule non-covalent complexes ensured by unreactive collisions with about 1 atm bath gas. DA - 1995 DO - 10.1016/0168-1176(95)04249-K KW - Ion-neutral complexes KW - Arenium ions KW - Interannular carbenium ion migration KW - Isomerization LA - eng IS - 3 M2 - 215 PY - 1995 SN - 0168-1176 SP - 215-228 T2 - International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes TI - [Arene Me3C+] non-covalent complexes in the gas-phase (trifluoro)methylation of tert-butyl-substituted diphenylalkanes UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-17741727 Y2 - 2024-12-25T06:08:56 ER -