Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.28P
Following is the mass spectrum of 3-methyl-2-butanol. The molecular ion m/z 88 does not appear in this spectrum. Propose structural formulas for the cations of m/z 45, 43, and 41.
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