title: The structures of the [M-H] anions of the CH3NO 2 isomers nitromethane and methyl nitrite.
abstract: The 60-u anion observed in the ion/molecule chemistry of methyl nitrite is shown to have the structure O=NCH2O(-), and not that of the expected deprotonation product (-)CH2ONO, by the use of mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectrometry, ion/molecule reactivity, and ab initio calculations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 37996-1600, Knoxville, TN.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bloor
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bartmess