
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bowie, JH 
A1  - Williams, BD 
T1  - Electron impact studies. LXXXVI. Ion-molecule reactions of alkyl and aryl cyanides
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1974
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
SP  - 769
EP  - 775
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9740769 
N2  - Positive ion-molecule reactions of representative alkyl and aryl cyanides have been studied by ioncyclotron resonance spectroscopy. The major secondary ion produced from alkyl cyanides is an [MH]+ species. Neutral alkyl cyanides react preferentially with even-electron ions produced from alkyl cyanide molecular ions by the general process     +R1 + R2CN &#8594; R2-C=N+-R1  but the corresponding aryl cyanides react with both odd- and even-electron ions. The characteristic reaction of acetonitrile,'s2 viz.     CH2CN+ + CH3CN &#8594; C3H4N+ + HCN  does not occur for higher homologues, but a mixture of acetonitrile and propionitrile gives the analogous reaction     CH2CN+ + C2H5CN &#8594; C4H6N+ + HCN 
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