100 50 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 mlz Relative abundance

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Identify the parent and propose a structure for the base peak in the mass
spectrum of butan-1-amine.

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Mass spectrometry is used to detect the mass-to-charge ratio of the molecular ion. A plot of relative abundance vs m/z ratio is plotted to obtain the spectrum. A sample is bombarded with the fast-moving electrons to an ionized sample. After bombardment molecular ion is formed.

 

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From the spectrum, it is clear that the base peak is with m/z = 30 and the parent structure is at m/z = 73

 

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