Green group paper is selected as a 2019 HOT Article by PCCP

November 7, 2019

A Green group experimental paper, “From benzene to naphthalene: direct measurement of reactions and intermediates of phenyl radicals and acetylene,” (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/cp/c9cp04554f#!divAbstract) has been as a 2019 HOT Article and made free to access now on Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP). This work contributed by Te-Chun Chu, Dr. Zachary J. Buras, Dr. Mica C. Smith, Awele B. Uwagwu, and  Prof. William H. Green successfully validates Hydrogen-abstraction–C2H2-addition (HACA) mechanism developed from ab initio calculations. A pressure-dependent model is provided with the paper for future modeling on PAH formation.