Protonation of apolar species: From Cl2H+ to (E)-NCCHCHCNH+ through computational investigations

Radioastronomy is a powerful tool for the discovery of molecules in space but it requires molecular species to be polar. The observation of apolar species can be however enabled by protonation, which occurs from reaction with the abundant H3+ ion whenever the proton affinity of the species under con...

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Main Authors: Silvia Alessandrini, Luca Bizzocchi, Mattia Melosso, Cristina Puzzarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2023.1128896/full