Products of low potential energy in mass spectra as a consequence of ion–dipole attractions; the case of isobutyl alcohol

Abstract

The decomposition of ionised isobutyl alcohol to give CH₃OH₂⁺ and C₃H₅˙, rather than CH₂OH⁺ and C₃H₇˙, may be understood in terms of ion–dipole attractions which facilitate the formation of the products having the lowest potential energy.