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Table 4

Key reactions responsible for HNC (top) and HCN (bottom) abundance uncertainties at 1000 km and 600 km.

Reaction F g RCC
at 1300 km at 1000 km at 600 km

HNC + H  →  HCN + H 10.0 100 0.25 –0.41 –0.95
H2CN + H  →  HCN + H2 2.0 14 0.39 –0.40 –0.12
H2CN + H  →  HNC + H2 3.0 14 0.77 0.71 0.18
N(2D) + HNC  →  CN2 + H 10.0 0 –0.18 –0.12
N(2D) + HNC  →  CH + N2 10.0 0 –0.16 –0.11

N2 + hν  →  N(2D) + N(4S) 0.20
N(2D) + CH4  →  CH2NH + H 1.6 7 0.12 0.17
HCN + CH  →  C2N + H2 3.0 7 –0.15
H2CN + H  →  HCN + H2 2.0 14 0.28 0.29 0.16
H2CN + H  →  HNC + H2 3.0 14 –0.17 –0.19
N(2D) + HCN  →  CH + N2 10.0 0 –0.85 –0.83 –0.78

Notes. Only reactions with RCCs greater than 0.15 are given.

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