β-cleavage

in mass spectrometry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00571
Fission next but one to a heteroatom or @F02555@ producing a radical and an ion.
See also:
α-cleavage
Source:
Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 207 [Terms] [Book]
Citation: 'β-cleavage' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00571 RIS BibTex EndNote
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