β-cleavage
in mass spectrometry
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Fission next but one to a heteroatom or functional group producing a radical and an ion.
See also:
α-cleavage
Source:
Orange Book, 2
nd
ed., p. 207 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)