Jerry K Mathew received his MSc in Chemistry from St. Mary's College in Manarcaud. Alcohols often undergo rearrangement reactions that result in a peak from the loss of water at M-18 on a mass spectrometer. This peak is most visible for primary alcohols but can also appear for secondary and tertiary alcohols. Primary alcohols may also lose both water and an alkene. The document includes a digitized spectrum of 2-hexanol.

1. Jerry K Mathew
MSc. Chemistry
St. Mary’s College, Manarcaud

4. Alcohols also frequently undergo the rearrangement ,resulting in a M-18 peak
from the loss of water. This peak is most easily visible in primary alcohols but can
be found in secondary and tertiary alcohols as well. Primary alcohols also can
lose both water and an alkene.

8. Digitized Spectrum of 2 Hexanol