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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 23.
Published in final edited form as: Mass Spektrom. 2016;13(2):83–94.

Table 2.

Benzoquinoid type ions in the spectra of derivatives or para-aminobenzoic acids.

Compound m/z (Rel. %) Ion structure

4-Aminobenzoic acid, N-methoxycarbonyl- 108 (10) HO+=C6H4=NH
4-Aminobenzoic acid, N-ethoxycarbonyl- 108 (18)
4-Aminobenzoic acid, N- n-propyloxycarbonyl- 108 (13)
4-Aminobenzoic acid, N-isopropyloxycarbonyl- 108 (15)

Methyl 4-(methoxycarbonylamino)benzoate 122 (19) CH3O+=C6H4=NH
Methyl 4-(ethoxycarbonylamino)benzoate 122 (17)
Methyl 4-(n-propyloxycarbonyl amino)benzoate 122 (13)
Methyl 4-(isopropyloxycarbonylamino)benzoate 122 (10)
Methyl 4-(trifluoroacetylamino)benzoate 122 (8)
Methyl 4-(pentafuoropropionylamino)benzoate 122 (9)
Methyl 4-(heptafluorobutyrylthio)benzoate 122 (14)
Methyl 4-(acetylamino)benzoate 122 (3)

Trifluoroacetyl 4-(trifluoroacetylamino)benzoyl anhydride 176 (.8) CF3O+=C6H4=NH
Pentafluoropropionyl 4-(pentafluoropropionylamino) benzoyl anhydride 226 (.5) C2F5O+=C6H4=NH
Heptafluorobutyryl 4-(heptafluorobutyrylamino) benzoyl anhydride 276 (.5) C3F7O+=C6H4=NH