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What is McLafferty Rearrangement?

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What is often termed the McLafferty rearrangement is a reaction observed in mass spectrometry during the fragmentation or dissociation of organic ions. ... This rearrangement may take place by a radical or ionic mechanism.

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The McLafferty rearrangement is an organic reaction seen in mass spectrometry. ... The McLafferty rearrangement is an example of a hydrogen atom jumping to the other fragment as a part of the process of the bond breaking. It happens in an organic molecule containing a keto-group

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