COLLISION-ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION MASS-SPECTRA OF CROWN ETHERS, PERFLUORINATED CROWN ETHERS AND RELATED MACROCYCLES

The collision-activated dissociation (CAD) mass spectra for a series of crown ethers, perfluoro crown ethers, cryptands and several dicyclohexano substituted crown ethers are reported. The CAD spectra were acquired with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, and in some cases spectra were recorded as a function of collision energy. In general, the protonated crown ethers dissociate via a series of losses of C2H4O units. The perfluoro crown ethers dissociate predominantly via losses of C2F4O units. The dicyclohexano ethers fragment in analogous ways in conjunction with cleavage of the cyclohexano rings. CAD spectra are also reported for acyclic ether systems.