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Reactivity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Soot Precursors: Implications of Localized Radicals on Rim-Based Pentagonal Rings

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Hou, D 
Menon, A 
Pascazio, L 
Akroyd, J 

Abstract

This paper presents a systematic study of the reactivity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), identifying crosslinks that permit the combination of physical π-stacking interactions and covalent bonding. Hybrid density functional theory was used to identify the location of reactive sites on PAHs using the average local ionization potential. The bond energies formed between these various reactive sites were then computed. σ-Radicals were found to be the most reactive, forming bonds with other radicals and some reactive closed shell edge types. Partially saturated rim-based pentagonal rings were found to form localized π-radicals with high reactivity. This site, in addition to resonantly stabilized π-radicals, was found to be capable of bonding and stacking, which is explored for a variety of larger species. Localized π-radicals on rim-based pentagonal rings, in particular, were found to form strongly bound stacked complexes, indicating a potentially important role in soot formation.

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Keywords

40 Engineering, 4017 Mechanical Engineering, 4002 Automotive Engineering

Journal Title

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

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Journal ISSN

1932-7447
1932-7455

Volume Title

123

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Sponsorship
National Research Foundation Singapore (via Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES)) (unknown)