A combined crossed molecular beam and theorerical study of the O(³P,¹D) + acrylonitrile (CH₂CHCN) reactions and implications for combustion and extraterrestrial environments

Abstract

Acrylonitrile (CH2CHCN) is ubiquitous in space (molecular clouds, solar-type protostars, circumstellar envelopes) and is also abundant in the upper atmosphere of Titan and in comets. The reaction O(3P) + CH2CHCN...