Isomers and reactivity of C3N+: an experimental study

…, KM McGrath, CG Freeman, MJ McEwan

Index: Petrie, Simon; McGrath, Kathryn M.; Freeman, Colin G.; McEwan, Murray J. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1992 , vol. 114, # 23 p. 9130 - 9136

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Abstract

Abstract: The C3N+ ion, generated by electron impact on HC3N and C4N2 and as a product in several ion-molecule reactions, was found to exist in two isomeric forms: CCCN'and cylic C3N+. These forms were distinguished by their different reactivities with a range of neutral reagents in a selected-ion flow tube (SIFT). Isomeric identification was made by reference to existing ab initio calculations. The most reactive isomer, CCCN', was the major form (290 ...