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| author | Loison, Jean-Christophe Rossi, Corentin Solem, Nicolas Thissen, Roland Romanzin, Claire Alcaraz, Christian Jacovella, Ugo |
| author_facet | Loison, Jean-Christophe Rossi, Corentin Solem, Nicolas Thissen, Roland Romanzin, Claire Alcaraz, Christian Jacovella, Ugo |
| contents | Recent work by Kocheril \textit{et al.}\cite{kocheril2025} claimed that phenylium--the cyclic structure of the \ce{C6H5+} species--is unreactive toward key interstellar molecules such as molecular hydrogen (\ce{H2}) and acetylene (\ce{C2H2}). This finding challenges the previously proposed role of phenylium as a cornerstone in the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) \cite{cherchneff1992,byrne2024}. The study focused on the reactivity of \ce{C6H5+}, formed via the radiative association between \ce{C4H3+} and \ce{C2H2}, believed to be a major pathway for phenylium formation in astrochemical model, e.g. \cite{byrne2024}. Here, we present new experimental and theoretical evidence that challenges this assumption. Our results demonstrate that phenylium does indeed react with \ce{C2H2} under astrophysically relevant conditions. Quantum chemical calculations support this finding by revealing a barrierless mechanism, indicating that the reaction is feasible even in cold interstellar environments. We believe this clarification is critically important, and that further investigations into the formation of the first aromatic ring in space--a process that remains a key bottleneck in our understanding of PAHs formation and growth--is essential. |
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| spellingShingle | Evidence for Phenylium Reactivity under Interstellar Relevant Conditions Loison, Jean-Christophe Rossi, Corentin Solem, Nicolas Thissen, Roland Romanzin, Claire Alcaraz, Christian Jacovella, Ugo Astrophysics of Galaxies Recent work by Kocheril \textit{et al.}\cite{kocheril2025} claimed that phenylium--the cyclic structure of the \ce{C6H5+} species--is unreactive toward key interstellar molecules such as molecular hydrogen (\ce{H2}) and acetylene (\ce{C2H2}). This finding challenges the previously proposed role of phenylium as a cornerstone in the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) \cite{cherchneff1992,byrne2024}. The study focused on the reactivity of \ce{C6H5+}, formed via the radiative association between \ce{C4H3+} and \ce{C2H2}, believed to be a major pathway for phenylium formation in astrochemical model, e.g. \cite{byrne2024}. Here, we present new experimental and theoretical evidence that challenges this assumption. Our results demonstrate that phenylium does indeed react with \ce{C2H2} under astrophysically relevant conditions. Quantum chemical calculations support this finding by revealing a barrierless mechanism, indicating that the reaction is feasible even in cold interstellar environments. We believe this clarification is critically important, and that further investigations into the formation of the first aromatic ring in space--a process that remains a key bottleneck in our understanding of PAHs formation and growth--is essential. |
| title | Evidence for Phenylium Reactivity under Interstellar Relevant Conditions |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13290 |