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Shock synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from benzene: Its role in astrophysical processes
Author(s) -
Mimura Koichi,
Kato Manabu,
Sugisaki Ryuichi,
Handa Nobuhiko
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/94gl01591
Subject(s) - phenanthrene , chrysene , benzene , naphthalene , meteorite , biphenyl , astrobiology , shock (circulatory) , shock wave , photochemistry , molecule , physics , polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon , chemical physics , chemistry , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , medicine
It was experimentally shown that shock waves generated by projectile impact cause a reaction between benzene molecules to produce heavier aromatic hydrocarbons such as naphthalene, biphenyl, phenanthrene, and chrysene. Most of these shock induced‐molecules are detected in meteorites and cosmic dusts; some in interstellar environments. Such processes may have operated during shock events in interstellar environments.