The N(<sup>2</sup>D) + CH<sub>2</sub>CHCN (Vinyl Cyanide) Reaction: A Combined Crossed Molecular Beam and Theoretical Study and Implications for the Atmosphere of Titan
Gianmarco Vanuzzo, Demian Marchione, Luca Mancini, Pengxiao Liang, Giacomo Pannacci, Pedro Recio, Yuxin Tan, Marzio Rosi, Dimitrios Skouteris, Piergiorgio Casavecchia, Nadia Balucani
Abstract
CCH (propargyl) channel is also predicted to be negligible because of the very high isomerization barrier from the initial addition intermediate to the precursor intermediate able to lead to products. The predicted product BFs are found to have, in general, a very weak energy dependence. The above cyclic and linear products containing an additional C-N bond could be potential precursors of more complex, N-rich organic molecules that contribute to the formation of the aerosols on Titan's upper atmosphere. Overall, the results are expected to have a significant impact on the gas-phase chemistry of Titan's atmosphere and should be properly included in the photochemical models.