Reaction of OH radicals with CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>2</sub> in the gas phase: experimental (11.7–177.5 K) and computed rate coefficients (10–1000 K)
Daniel González, Anxo Lema-Saavedra, Sara Espinosa, Emilio Martı́nez-Núñez, Antonio Fernández‐Ramos, André Canosa, Bernabé Ballesteros, Elena Jiménez
Abstract
The reaction of OH radicals with CH 3 NH 2 has been observed to be very fast at interstellar temperatures ( T < 100 K) forming CH 3 NH radicals as the main reaction product. At T > 300 K, the formation yields of CH 3 NH and CH 2 NH 2 radicals are similar.
Topics & Concepts
MethylamineChemistryRadicalReaction rate constantGas phaseKineticsThermodynamicsChemical kineticsAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Physical chemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies