Noncovalent interactions steer the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

DB Rap, JGM Schrauwen, B Redlich… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aromatic molecules play an important role in the chemistry of astronomical environments
such as the cold interstellar medium (ISM) and (exo) planetary atmospheres. The observed …

Low-temperature formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Titan's atmosphere

L Zhao, RI Kaiser, B Xu, U Ablikim, M Ahmed… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The detection of benzene in Titan's atmosphere led to the emergence of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) as potential nucleation agents triggering the growth of Titan's orange …

Ionic fragmentation products of benzonitrile as important intermediates in the growth of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

DB Rap, JGM Schrauwen, B Redlich… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In various astronomical environments such as the interstellar medium or (exo) planetary
atmospheres, an interplay of bottom-up growth and top-down destruction processes of …

Sequential Reactions of Acetylene with the Benzonitrile Radical Cation: New Insights into Structures and Rate Coefficients of the Covalent Ion Products

P Sutton, J Saunier, KU Lao… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Benzonitrile radical cations generated in ionizing environments such as solar nebulae and
interstellar clouds can react with neutral molecules such as acetylene to form a variety of …

Dissociative photoionization of quinoline and isoquinoline

J Bouwman, B Sztáray, J Oomens… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Two nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon isomers of C9H7N composition,
quinoline, and isoquinoline have been studied by imaging photoelectron photoion …

Formation of complex organics by covalent and non-covalent interactions of the sequential reactions of 1–4 acrylonitrile molecules with the benzonitrile radical cation

P Sutton, J Saunier, KA Mason, AC Pearcy… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Benzonitrile molecules are present in ionizing environments including interstellar clouds
and solar nebulae, where their ions can form adducts with neutral molecules such as …

Nucleophilic aromatic addition in ionizing environments: observation and analysis of new C–N valence bonds in complexes between naphthalene radical cation and …

R Peverati, SP Platt, IK Attah, SG Aziz… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Radical organic ions can be stabilized by complexation with neutral organics via interactions
that can resemble chemical bonds, but with much diminished bond energies. Those …

Observation of covalent and electrostatic bonds in nitrogen-containing polycyclic ions formed by gas phase reactions of the benzene radical cation with pyrimidine

IK Attah, AR Soliman, SP Platt, M Meot-Ner… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polycyclic aromatic nitrogen heterocyclics
(PANHs) are present in ionizing environments, including interstellar clouds and solar …

Stepwise Solvation of Organic Radical Cations by Ionic Hydrogen and Halogen Bonding in the Gas Phase

K Mason - 2019 - scholarscompass.vcu.edu
The ability to characterize the interactions between ions and solvent molecules plays a
critical role in understanding fundamental aspects of thermodynamics in solution chemistry …

Non-covalent and covalent interactions between phenylacetylene and quinoline radical cations with polar and non-polar molecules in the gas phase

AC Pearcy - 2019 - scholarscompass.vcu.edu
Gas phase molecular clusters present an ideal medium for observing factors that drive
chemical reactions without outside interferences from excessive solvent molecules …