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which are essential peaks for identifying hexan-1-ol in mass spectrum?

I think we should definitely identify a peak of M/z = 17 for OH. But what else? How would these other peaks help reveal hexan-1-ol?
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Certainly not 17.

31 maybe, but that wouldn't tell you it was hexan-1-ol.
Original post by thebrahmabull
I think we should definitely identify a peak of M/z = 17 for OH. But what else? How would these other peaks help reveal hexan-1-ol?


Successively break the carbon-carbon bonds to get fragments.
Original post by Pigster
Certainly not 17.

31 maybe, but that wouldn't tell you it was hexan-1-ol.


Original post by charco
Successively break the carbon-carbon bonds to get fragments.


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in the Mark scheme it said 3 needed for 2nd mark :does that mean I'll have to write any 3 of the 6 Peaks for the 2nd mark? E.g. if I identified methyl, ethyl and propyl - that's good enough?

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