Abstract
Experimental and theoretical studies are presented on the reactivity of H2CNH•+ (methanimine) and HCNH2•+ (aminomethylene) with ethene (C2H4). Selective isomer generation is performed via dissociative photoionization of suitable neutral precursors and reactive cross sections and branching ratios are measured as a function of photon and collision energies. Differences between isomers’ reactivity are discussed in light of ab-initio calculations on reaction mechanisms. The main products, for both isomers, are H-elimination, most likely occurring from covalently bound adducts (giving c-CH2CH2CHNH+/CH2NHCHCH2+) and H• atom transfer to yield H2CNH2+. The astrochemical implications of the results are briefly addressed.
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