Abstract
Previous studies have shown that the solitary ketene-water ion CH2=C(=O)OH2+ (1) does not isomerize into CH2=C(OH)2+ (2), its more stable hydrogen shift isomer. Tandem mass spectrometry based collision experiments reveal that this isomerization does take place in the CH2=O loss from low-energy 1,3-dihydroxyacetone ions (HOCH2)2C=O+. A mechanistic analysis using the
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