HACA's Heritage: A Free-Radical Pathway to Phenanthrene in Circumstellar Envelopes of Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars

Yang, Tao; Kaiser, Ralf I.; Troy, Tyler P.; Xu, Bo; Kostko, Oleg; Ahmed, Musahid; Mebel, Alexander M.; Zagidullin, Marsel V.; Azyazov, Valeriy N.

doi:10.1002/anie.201701259

HACA's Heritage: A Free-Radical Pathway to Phenanthrene in Circumstellar Envelopes of Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars

Journal Article · Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201701259· OSTI ID:1464146

^[1]; ^[1]; Troy, Tyler P. ^[2]; Xu, Bo ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[2]; Mebel, Alexander M. ^[3]; Zagidullin, Marsel V. ^[4]; Azyazov, Valeriy N. ^[4]

Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
Florida Intl Univ., Miami, FL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Samara National Research Univ. (Russian Federation). Dept. of Physics

The hydrogen-abstraction/acetylene-addition (HACA) mechanism has been central for the last decades in attempting to rationalize the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as detected in carbonaceous meteorites such as in Murchison. Nevertheless, the basic reaction mechanisms leading to the formation of even the simplest tricyclic PAHs like anthracene and phenanthrene are still elusive. By exploring the previously unknown chemistry of the ortho-biphenylyl radical with acetylene, we deliver compelling evidence on the efficient synthesis of phenanthrene in carbon-rich circumstellar environments. However, the lack of formation of the anthracene isomer implies that HACA alone cannot be responsible for the formation of PAHs in extreme environments. Considering the overall picture, alternative pathways such as vinylacetylene-mediated reactions are required to play a crucial role in the synthesis of complex PAHs in circumstellar envelopes of dying carbon-rich stars.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; Government of the Russian Federation

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; FG02-03ER15411; FG02-04ER15570

OSTI ID:: 1464146

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1602963
OSTI ID: 1376753

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 56; ISSN 1433-7851

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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