Fragmentation Regularity of 5-Acetyl(Benzoyl)-4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones by Mass Spectrometry

Using high resolution capabilities of a time-of-flight instrument and ion trap tandem technique, electron impact mass spectra of 5-acetyl (benzoyl)-4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2 (1H)-ones 1-5 were studied. The molecular ion (M) peaks for 1-3 can be found in the spectra with high abundances, but very weak for 4 and 5,in which strong electron-attracting substituents are attached to the benzene ring. The main fragmentation pathways for 1-5 include the cleavage of (M-Ar) + with high intensity, (M-RCO) + with moderate abundance, (M-H) +with high intensity for the compounds without strong electron-attracting substituent in the aromatic ring, and the pyrimidine ring cleavage (loss of neutral NH=C=X). In addition, a prominent cation (Ph + , m/z 77) can be found in the low mass region of the spectra for all the compounds, which give rise by different pathways between 1- 2 and 3-5. Several additional fragmentations for individual compounds are proposed.