The Rate of the Reaction between C 2H and C 2H 2 at Interstellar Temperatures

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Nov 1997

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Astrophysical Journal v.489, p.109

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

13

Ism: Abundances, Ism: Clouds, Ism: Molecules, Molecular Processes

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The reaction between the radical C2H and the stable hydrocarbon C2H2 is one of the simplest neutral-neutral hydrocarbon reactions in chemical models of dense interstellar clouds and carbon-rich circumstellar shells. Although known to be rapid at temperatures >=300 K, the reaction has yet to be studied at lower temperatures. We present here ab initio calculations of the potential surface for this reaction and dynamical calculations to determine its rate at low temperature. Despite a small potential barrier in the exit channel, the calculated rate is large, showing that this reaction and, most probably, more complex analogs contribute to the formation of complex organic molecules in low-temperature sources.

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