Abstract
Abstract
With the detection of C60, C70, and
in the interstellar medium, fullerenes are currently the largest molecules identified in space. The relatively high proton affinities of C60 and C70 support the hypothesis that protonated fullerenes may also be abundant in the interstellar matter. Here, we present the first experimental vibrational spectrum of C70H+, recorded in the gas phase. The attachment of a proton to C70 causes a drastic symmetry lowering, which results in a rich vibrational spectrum. As compared to C60, where all C-atoms are equivalent due to the icosahedral symmetry, C70 belongs to the D5h
point group and has five nonequivalent C-atoms, which are available as protonation sites. Combined analysis of the experimental spectrum and spectra computed at the density functional theory level enables us to evaluate the protonation isomers being formed. We compare the IR spectra of C60H+ and C70H+ to IR emission spectra from planetary nebulae, which suggests that a mixture of these fullerene analogs could contribute to their IR emission.
Funder
EU
NWO Dutch Astrochemistry Network
NWO ENS Rekentijd
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics
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9 articles.
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