Issue 20, 2022

Low-temperature reaction dynamics of paramagnetic species in the gas phase

Abstract

Radicals are abundant in a range of important gas-phase environments. They are prevalent in the atmosphere, in interstellar space, and in combustion processes. As such, understanding how radicals react is essential for the development of accurate models of the complex chemistry occurring in these gas-phase environments. By controlling the properties of the colliding reactants, we can also gain insights into how radical reactions occur on a fundamental level. Recent years have seen remarkable advances in the breadth of experimental methods successfully applied to the study of reaction dynamics involving paramagnetic species—from improvements to the well-known crossed molecular beams approach to newer techniques involving magnetically guided and decelerated beams. Coupled with ever-improving theoretical methods, quantum features are being observed and interesting insights into reaction dynamics are being uncovered in an increasingly diverse range of systems. In this highlight article, we explore some of the exciting recent developments in the study of chemical dynamics involving paramagnetic species. We focus on low-energy reactive collisions involving neutral radical species, where the reaction parameters are controlled. We conclude by identifying some of the limitations of current methods and exploring possible new directions for the field.

Graphical abstract: Low-temperature reaction dynamics of paramagnetic species in the gas phase

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
12 nov 2021
Accepted
12 jan 2022
First published
21 feb 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2022,58, 3240-3254

Low-temperature reaction dynamics of paramagnetic species in the gas phase

L. Y. Wu, C. Miossec and B. R. Heazlewood, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 3240 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC06394D

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