Reactivity of C2H5+ with benzene: Formation of ethylbenzenium ions and implications for Titan's ionospheric chemistryt

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 113, Issue 42, 2009, Pages 11153-11160

  Žabka, Jan ^a   Polášek, Miroslav ^a   Ascenzi, Daniela ^d   Tosi, Paolo ^d   Roithová, Jana ^b,c   Schröder, Detlef ^c  

^a J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE CROSS SECTIONS; ALKYL CATIONS; ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; CENTER OF MASS; CHEMICAL PROCESS; COVALENTLY BOUND; CROSS SECTION; ETHYL CATIONS; HYDROCARBON MOLECULES; HYPERTHERMAL ENERGIES; LOW ENERGIES; PROTONATED; REACTION CHANNELS; SIDE REACTIONS; SINGLE-COLLISION; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

ATMOSPHERICS; ETHYLBENZENE; ETHYLENE; HYDROCARBONS; POSITIVE IONS; PROTON TRANSFER; RATE CONSTANTS;

BENZENE;

EID: 70350140203     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp905052h     Document Type: Article

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