(a) Why do most long-chain fatty acids show a large peak in the mass spectrum at m...

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(a) Why do most long-chain fatty acids show a large peak in the mass spectrum at m z60?
(b) Use equations to explain the prominent peaks at m/z 74 and m/z 87 in the mass spectrum of 2-methylpentanoic acid.
(c) Why doesn't the mass spectrum of 2-methylpentanoic acid show a large peak at m>z 60?
(a) Why do most long-chain fatty acids show a large
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321768414

8th edition

Authors: L. G. Wade Jr.

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