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Chapter 12A.3, Problem 9P

The base peak in the mass spectrum of 2, 2, 4-trimethylpentane [ ( CH 3 ) 3 CCH 2 CH ( CH 3 ) 2 ]

occurs at m / z = 57 . What ion is responsible for this peak and why is this ion the most

abundant fragment?

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