McLafferty rearrangement
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The McLafferty rearrangement is a reaction observed in mass spectrometry. It is sometimes found that a molecule containing a keto-group undergoes β-cleavage, with the gain of the γ-hydrogen atom. This rearrangement may take place by a radical or ionic mechanism.
The reaction
A description of the reaction was first published by the American chemist Fred McLafferty in 1959.[1][2][3]
See also
References
Further reading
- IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "McLafferty rearrangement".
