Ionic fragmentation products of benzonitrile as important intermediates in the growth of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Daniël B. Rap, Johanna G. M. Schrauwen, Britta Redlich, Sandra Brünken
Abstract
In various astronomical environments, an interplay of bottom-up growth and top-down destruction processes takes place. To unravel this, ionic fragments of benzonitrile are used as reactants for low-temperature ion-molecule reactions with acetylene.
Topics & Concepts
BenzonitrileFragmentation (computing)ChemistryIonic bondingIonic liquidOrganic chemistryEnvironmental chemistryPhotochemistryIonOperating systemCatalysisComputer scienceMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesChemical Reaction Mechanisms