The LAM of the rings: Large amplitude motions in aromatic molecules studied by microwave spectroscopy

HVL Nguyen, W Caminati, JU Grabow - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Large amplitude motions (LAMs) form a fundamental phenomenon that demands the
development of specific theoretical and Hamiltonian models. In recent years, along with the …

Comprehensive survey of VUV induced dissociative photoionisation of aniline: Role of H migration assisted isomerisation

M Selvaraj, A Subramani, K Ramanathan… - Chemical Physics …, 2023 - Elsevier
A complete dissociation progression of aniline under VUV irradiation over the entire relevant
internal energy range and inclusive of all decay channels is presented. The onset energy …

Five-membered ring compounds from the ortho-benzyne + methyl radical reaction under interstellar conditions

J Bouwman, MN McCabe, CN Shingledecker… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Reactive open-shell species, such as radicals and biradicals, are key intermediates in the
formation of (poly) cyclic hydrocarbon species in a variety of interstellar environments …

Rotational spectra and semi-experimental structures of furonitrile and its water cluster

M Melosso, S Alessandrini, L Spada, A Melli… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Rotational spectroscopy represents an invaluable tool for several applications: from the
identification of new molecules in interstellar objects to the characterization of van der Waals …

Oxygen-bearing organic molecules in comet 67P's dusty coma: First evidence for abundant heterocycles

N Hänni, K Altwegg, D Baklouti, M Combi… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
The puzzling complexity of terrestrial biomolecules is driving the search for complex organic
molecules in the interstellar medium (ISM) and serves as a motivation for many in situ …

Electronic spectroscopy of monocyclic carbon ring cations for astrochemical consideration

J Rademacher, ES Reedy… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Gas phase electronic spectra of pure carbon cations generated by laser vaporization of
graphite in a supersonic jet and cooled to below 10 K and tagged with helium atoms in a …

Ionic fragmentation products of benzonitrile as important intermediates in the growth of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

DB Rap, JGM Schrauwen, B Redlich… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In various astronomical environments such as the interstellar medium or (exo) planetary
atmospheres, an interplay of bottom-up growth and top-down destruction processes of …

Chirped-pulse Fourier transform millimeter-wave spectroscopy of furan, isotopologues, and vibrational excited states

TJ Barnum, KLK Lee, BA McGuire - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Recent astronomical detections of several five-and six-membered carbon rings in the
interstellar medium (ISM) have expanded our understanding of the chemistry operative in …

Methanol in the RNA world: An astrochemical perspective

T Mathew, PM Esteves, GKS Prakash - Frontiers in Astronomy and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The role and relevance of methanol in the origin and structure of the RNA world is
discussed. Methanol is a pivotal, renewable, and regenerable source from which almost all …

Toward the limits of complexity of interstellar chemistry: Rotational spectroscopy and astronomical search for n-and i-butanal

M Sanz-Novo, A Belloche, VM Rivilla… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. In recent times, large organic molecules of exceptional complexity have been found
in diverse regions of the interstellar medium. Aims. In this context, we aim to provide …