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Table 2

Computed reaction energies and estimated rate coefficients for the formation of adenine.

S. No. Reaction steps Reaction Energies (kcal/mol)a Rate
Coefficients
(cm3 s-1)
Gas phase PCM Gas phase

1 HCN+HCCN  →  –21.69 (–14.86) –16.27 (–10.51) 2.13 × 10-17b
Molecule 1
2 Molecule 1 + H  →  –107.03 (–97.69) –112.39 (–103.46) 7.96 × 10-9b
Molecule 2
3 Molecule 2 + NH2 –47.13 (–43.86) –41.03 (–38.93) 6.24 × 10-12b
CN  →  Molecule3
4 Molecule 3 + CN –88.34 (–83.71) –96.56 (–90.39) 1.80 × 10-9c
 →  Molecule 4
5 Molecule 4 + H  →  –76.50 (–70.06) –70.56 (–66.16) 8.71 × 10-9c
Molecule 5
6 (a)Molecule 5 + CN –110.65 (–107.78) –107.17 (–104.57) 1.89 × 10-9c
 →  Molecule 6a
(adenine+HNC)
(b)Molecule 5 + CN –121.11 (–118.24) –117.41 (–114.30) 1.91 × 10-9c
 →  Molecule 6b
(adenine+HCN)

Notes. 

(a)

Energy difference in kcal/mol, with zero point corrected values in parentheses.

(b)

Semiempirical values at 30 K (Eq. (1)).

(c)

Upper limit (Eq. (2)).

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