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The decomposition of ionised isobutyl alcohol to give CH3OH2+ and C3H5˙, rather than CH2OH+ and C3H7˙, may be understood in terms of ion–dipole attractions which facilitate the formation of the products having the lowest potential energy.
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Bowen et al. (1981) studied this question.
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