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Title: Substituent effects on H3+ formation via H2 roaming mechanisms from organic molecules under strong-field photodissociation

Abstract

Roaming chemical reactions are often associated with neutral molecules. The recent findings of roaming processes in ionic species, in particular, ones that lead to the formation of H3+ under strong-field laser excitation, are of considerable interest. Given that such gas-phase reactions are initiated by double ionization and subsequently facilitated through deprotonation, in this work we investigate the strong-field photodissociation of ethanethiol, also known as ethyl mercaptan, and compare it to results from ethanol. Contrary to expectations, the H3+ yield was found to be an order of magnitude lower for ethanethiol at certain laser field intensities, despite its lower ionization energy and higher acidity compared to ethanol. In-depth analysis of the femtosecond time-resolved experimental findings, supported by ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, provides key information regarding the roaming mechanisms related to H3+ formation. Results of this study on the dynamics of dissociative half-collisions involving H3+, a vital cation which acts as a Brønsted–Lowry acid protonating interstellar organic compounds, may also provide valuable information regarding the formation mechanisms and observed natural abundances of complex organic molecules in interstellar media and planetary atmospheres.

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  1. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1610693
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0002325; CHE-1565634
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 149; Journal Issue: 24; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Chemistry; Physics

Citation Formats

Ekanayake, Nagitha, Nairat, Muath, Weingartz, Nicholas P., Michie, Matthew J., Levine, Benjamin G., and Dantus, Marcos. Substituent effects on H3+ formation via H2 roaming mechanisms from organic molecules under strong-field photodissociation. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1063/1.5065387.
Ekanayake, Nagitha, Nairat, Muath, Weingartz, Nicholas P., Michie, Matthew J., Levine, Benjamin G., & Dantus, Marcos. Substituent effects on H3+ formation via H2 roaming mechanisms from organic molecules under strong-field photodissociation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5065387
Ekanayake, Nagitha, Nairat, Muath, Weingartz, Nicholas P., Michie, Matthew J., Levine, Benjamin G., and Dantus, Marcos. Mon . "Substituent effects on H3+ formation via H2 roaming mechanisms from organic molecules under strong-field photodissociation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5065387. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1610693.
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title = {Substituent effects on H3+ formation via H2 roaming mechanisms from organic molecules under strong-field photodissociation},
author = {Ekanayake, Nagitha and Nairat, Muath and Weingartz, Nicholas P. and Michie, Matthew J. and Levine, Benjamin G. and Dantus, Marcos},
abstractNote = {Roaming chemical reactions are often associated with neutral molecules. The recent findings of roaming processes in ionic species, in particular, ones that lead to the formation of H3+ under strong-field laser excitation, are of considerable interest. Given that such gas-phase reactions are initiated by double ionization and subsequently facilitated through deprotonation, in this work we investigate the strong-field photodissociation of ethanethiol, also known as ethyl mercaptan, and compare it to results from ethanol. Contrary to expectations, the H3+ yield was found to be an order of magnitude lower for ethanethiol at certain laser field intensities, despite its lower ionization energy and higher acidity compared to ethanol. In-depth analysis of the femtosecond time-resolved experimental findings, supported by ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, provides key information regarding the roaming mechanisms related to H3+ formation. Results of this study on the dynamics of dissociative half-collisions involving H3+, a vital cation which acts as a Brønsted–Lowry acid protonating interstellar organic compounds, may also provide valuable information regarding the formation mechanisms and observed natural abundances of complex organic molecules in interstellar media and planetary atmospheres.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5065387},
journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
number = 24,
volume = 149,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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