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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 3.

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

Compound m/z (Rel. %) Ion structure

4-(Trifluoroacetyloxy)benzoic acid 109 (10) HO+=C6H4=O
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, N-methoxycarbonyl- 109 (10)
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, N-ethoxycarbonyl- 109 (4)
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, N-n-propyloxycarbonyl- 109 (3)
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, N-isopropyloxycarbonyl- 109 (1)

Methyl 4-(methoxycarbonyloxy)benzoate 123 (8) CH3O+=C6H4=O
Methyl 4-(ethoxycarbonyloxy)benzoate 123 (5)
Methyl 4-(n-propyloxycarbonyloxy)benzoate 123 (7)
Methyl 4-(isopropyloxycarbonyloxy)benzoate 123 (6)
Methyl 4-(trifluoroacetyloxy)benzoate 123 (5)
Methyl 4-(pentafluoropropionyloxy)benzoate 123 (10)
Methyl 4-(heptafluorobutyryloxy)benzoate 123 (15)
Methyl 4-(acetyloxy)benzoate 123 (3)

Trifiuoroacetyl 4-(trifluoroacetyloxy)benzoyl anhydride 177 (1) CF3O+=C6H4=O
Pentafluoropropionyl 4-(pentafluoropropionyloxy) benzoyl anhydride 227 (.5) C2F5O+=C6H4=O
Heptafluorobutyryl 4-(heptafluorobutyryloxy) benzoyl anhydride 277 (0.4) C3F7O+=C6H4=O