
%0 Journal Article
%A Bowie, JH 
%A Williams, BD 
%T Electron impact studies. LXXXVI. Ion-molecule reactions of alkyl and aryl cyanides
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1974/04/01
%V 27
%N 4
%P 769-775
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9740769
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9740769 
%X 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 
