Hydride and proton transfer reactions in gaseous ion–molecule complexes [PhCH₂⁺ HOCH₂CH₂OH]

Abstract

Benzyl cations and ethylene glycol react in the gas phase and form covalently bound adducts, as shown by slow and site-selective proton exchange, but also undergo irreversible hydride transfer giving two ion–neutral complexes, [PhCH₃ HOCH₂CHOH⁺] and [PhHCH₃⁺ HOCH₂CHO], which interconvert by a rapid and non-selective proton exchange.

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