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Published on: November 9, 2015
Influence of water in the UV-induced chemistry of methanol in the solid phase
1Laboratoire de Dynamique, Interactions et Réactivité, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7075, Case courrier 49, Bât F 74, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France. krim@ccr.jussieu.fr
Abstract:
UV-irradiated methanol (CH3OH) in water ice at 3 K has been investigated with infrared spectroscopy and compared with pure methanol. The main byproducts detected are formaldehyde (H2CO), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and ethylene glycol (C2H4(OH)2). The production of H2CO, CO2, and CO is enhanced in water ice, resulting from cross reactions between the byproducts of methanol with those of water (OH and H2O2).
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