Methylcyanobutadiyne: synthesis, X-ray structure and photochemistry; towards an explanation of its formation in the interstellar medium.
Résumé
Out of this world: A new convenient synthesis of methylcyanobutadiyne (see figure), an interstellar compound, is described. It was characterized by various techniques including X-ray structure determination. Photolysis experiments were carried out on binary gaseous mixtures of interstellar relevant compounds to understand how methylcyanobutadiyne could be formed in the interstellar medium.