A Fourier-transform ion-cyclotron-resonance study of the reactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon cations with molecules of interstellar interest

The reactivity of naphthalene and pyrene radical cations and their derivatives ( C 10 H n + , n=6,7,8,9) , C 16 H n (n=9,10,11) has been studied with molecules of interstellar interest in an ion cyclotron resonance apparatus. The radical cations C 10 H 8 + and C 16 H 10 + are unreactive with H 2,CO,...

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Published in:Chemical physics letters 2001-06, Vol.340 (5), p.405-412
Main Author: Keheyan, Yeghis
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atomic and molecular collision processes and interactions
Atomic and molecular physics
Chemical reactions, energy disposal, and angular distribution, as studied by atomic and molecular beams
Exact sciences and technology
Physics
Scattering of atoms, molecules and ions
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Summary:The reactivity of naphthalene and pyrene radical cations and their derivatives ( C 10 H n + , n=6,7,8,9) , C 16 H n (n=9,10,11) has been studied with molecules of interstellar interest in an ion cyclotron resonance apparatus. The radical cations C 10 H 8 + and C 16 H 10 + are unreactive with H 2,CO,H 2O and NH 3. Adduct formation is the only channel for almost all reactions of C 10 H 7 + with these molecules. The implications of these results for the stability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) cations in the interstellar medium are briefly discussed. Exploratory studies of the ion chemistry of a larger PAH, coronene, have also been done.
ISSN:0009-2614
1873-4448
DOI:10.1016/S0009-2614(01)00420-1