Ciommer, BernhardSchwarz, Helmut2019-01-022019-01-0219830932-0776https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/8778http://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-7907The long-sought ethylen fluoronium ion (2) is generated as an intermediate in the dissociative ionization of 1-fluoro-2-(p-methyl)phenoxy ethane (4). However, prior to collisionally induced dissociation 2 undergoes ring-opening, associated with hydrogen migration, to form 1-fluoroethyl cation (3). Other decomposition pathways of the molecular ions of 4 involve (i) direct formation of 3 via a combination of C-O-cleavage (loss of ArO -) and [1,2] hydrogen migration (18%) and (ii) complete positional loss of the a-and β-methylene hydrogen atoms (34%). The remaining 48% of the molecular ions of 4 dissociate via anchimeric assistance of the fluorine in the elimination of ArO·, thus giving rise to the formation of 2.de540 Chemie und zugeordnete Wissenschaftenfluoronium ionsneighbouring group participationgaseous ionscollisional activationmass spectrometryArticle1865-7117