A crossed molecular beam study on the synthesis of the interstellar 2,4-pentadiynylidyne radical (HCCCCC).

نویسندگان

  • Fangtong Zhang
  • Yong Seol Kim
  • Li Zhou
  • Agnes H H Chang
  • Ralf I Kaiser
چکیده

Crossed molecular beam experiments are performed to elucidate the synthesis of the 2,4-penta-diynylidyne [HCCCCC(X (2)Pi)] radical under single collision conditions--a crucial reaction intermediate to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and carbonaceous nanostructures in the interstellar medium and in combustion flames. The experiments demonstrate that the chemical dynamics of ground state carbon reacting with diacetylene [HCCCCH(X (1)Sigma(g)(+))] are indirect and proceed via addition of the electrophilic carbon atom to the pi electron density of the diacetylene molecule yielding ultimately the carbenelike HCCCCCH(X (3)Sigma(g)(-)) molecule. This intermediate fragments via hydrogen atom emission to yield the 2,4-pentadiynylidyne [HCCCCC(X (2)Pi)] radical. The chemical dynamics elucidated also allows us to predict that reaction of carbon atoms with polyynes of the generic formula H(C[triple bond]C)(n)H leads to the formation of hydrogen-terminated carbon clusters of the generic form HC(2n+1) in extreme environments. The acetylene-related reactivity and electronic structure of the diacetylene molecule also allow us to project that reactions of the diacetylene molecule with cyano and ethynyl radicals result in a stepwise extension of the carbon skeleton forming cyanodiacetylene (HCCCCCN) and triacetylene (HCCCCCCH) plus atomic hydrogen. These predictions open the door to extensive laboratory studies involving hitherto poorly understood reactions of the diacetylene molecule under single collision conditions.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of chemical physics

دوره 129 13  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008