State-of-the-Art Thermochemical and Kinetic Computations for Astrochemical Complex Organic Molecules: Formamide Formation in Cold Interstellar Clouds as a Case Study.
J Chem Theory Comput
; 12(11): 5385-5397, 2016 Nov 08.
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We describe an integrated computational strategy aimed at providing reliable thermochemical and kinetic information on the formation processes of astrochemical complex organic molecules. The approach involves state-of-the-art quantum-mechanical computations, second-order vibrational perturbation theory, and kinetic models based on capture and transition state theory together with the master equation approach. Notably, tunneling, quantum reflection, and leading anharmonic contributions are accounted for in our model. Formamide has been selected as a case study in view of its interest as a precursor in the abiotic amino acid synthesis. After validation of the level of theory chosen for describing the potential energy surface, we have investigated several pathways of the OH + CH2NH and NH2 + H2CO reaction channels. Our results show that both reaction channels are essentially barrierless (in the sense that all relevant transition states lie below or only marginally above the reactants) and once tunneling is taken into the proper account indicate that the reaction can occur under the low temperature conditions of interstellar environments.
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