Ultraslow isomerization in photoexcited gas-phase carbon cluster $${{\rm C}}_{10}^ -$$ C10

Autor: K. Saha, V. Chandrasekaran, O. Heber, M. A. Iron, M. L. Rappaport, D. Zajfman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03197-w
Popis: Isomerization is a basic process in nature, with implications for chemical reactivity including in space. Here, the authors observe ultraslow isomerization in an isolated gas-phase carbon chain to its cyclic isomer lasting up to hundreds of microseconds, which may impact the creation of larger carbons in the interstellar medium.
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