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Pages 57–89 from the book:Chapter 3. Alkylation (arylation)
Chapter Summary: This chapter reports various chemical and mass spectral characteristics of alkylation (arylation) as another common type of derivatisation. This modification procedure involves the replacement of a hydrogen atom in carboxylic acids, sulphonic acids, alcohols and phenols, mercaptans, primary and secondary amines, amides and N-substituted amides, sulphonamides and CH-acids (of the type RCO – CH2 – COR′) by an alkyl (or aryl) group.