Unique Applications of para-Hydrogen Matrix Isolation to Spectroscopy and Astrochemistry

I Weber, PR Joshi, DT Anderson… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cryogenic solid para-hydrogen (p-H2) exhibits pronounced quantum effects, enabling
unique experiments that are typically not possible in noble-gas matrices. The diminished …

Hydrogen‐atom tunneling reactions in solid para‐hydrogen and their applications to astrochemistry

KA Haupa, PR Joshi, YP Lee - Journal of the Chinese …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
H‐atom tunneling reactions play important roles in astrochemistry, but an understanding of
these reactions is still in its infancy. The unique properties associated with quantum solid …

Hydrogen Abstraction/Addition Tunneling Reactions Elucidate the Interstellar H2NCHO/HNCO Ratio and H2 Formation

KA Haupa, G Tarczay, YP Lee - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Formamide (H2NCHO) is the smallest molecule possessing the biologically important amide
bond. Recent interstellar observations have shown a strong correlation between the …

Non-energetic, Low-Temperature Formation of Cα-Glycyl Radical, a Potential Interstellar Precursor of Natural Amino Acids

A Schneiker, S Góbi, PR Joshi, G Bazsó… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The reaction of H atoms with glycine was investigated at 3.1 K in para-H2, a quantum-solid
host. The reaction was followed by IR spectroscopy, with the spectral analysis aided by …

Boosting Reactive Oxygen Species Generation via Contact‐Electro‐Catalysis with FeIII‐Initiated Self‐cycled Fenton System

W Li, J Tu, J Sun, Y Zhang, J Fang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Contact Electro‐Catalysis (CEC) using commercial dielectric materials in contact‐
separation cycles with water can trigger interfacial electron transfer and induce the …

Spectroscopy of prospective interstellar ions and radicals isolated in para-hydrogen matrices

M Tsuge, CY Tseng, YP Lee - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
para-Hydrogen (p-H2) serves as a new host in matrix-isolation experiments for an
investigation of species of astrochemical interest. Protonated and mono-hydrogenated …

Successive Hydrogenation of SO and SO2 in Solid para-H2: Formation of Elusive Small Oxoacids of Sulfur

S Gobi, IP Csonka, G Bazso… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The small oxoacids of sulfur (SOS), H x SO y (x, y= 1, 2), are considered to be key reactive
intermediates in organic synthesis, biochemical processes, and atmospheric chemistry …

Hydrogen abstraction in astrochemistry: formation of˙ CH 2 CONH 2 in the reaction of H atom with acetamide (CH 3 CONH 2) and photolysis of˙ CH 2 CONH 2 to form …

KA Haupa, WS Ong, YP Lee - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Acetamide (CH3CONH2) is the largest molecule containing an amide bond that has been
detected in an interstellar medium; it is considered to be a precursor for complex organic …

Potential Catalytic Role of Small Heterocycles in Interstellar H2 Formation: A Laboratory Astrochemistry Study on Furan and Its Hydrogenated Forms

A Schneiker, G Ragupathy, G Bazsó… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
It is now well-accepted in astrochemistry that the formation of interstellar H2 is taking place
on the surface of interstellar grains. It has also been suggested a long time ago that …

VIZSLA—Versatile ice zigzag sublimation setup for laboratory astrochemistry

G Bazsó, IP Csonka, S Góbi, G Tarczay - Review of Scientific …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, a new multi-functional high-vacuum astrophysical ice setup, VIZSLA (Versatile
Ice Zigzag Sublimation Setup for Laboratory Astrochemistry), is introduced. The instrument …