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Table 2

Peak gas-phase fractional abundances (with respect to H2) and corresponding model temperatures for a selection of molecules.

Fast Medium Slow



Low EA High EA Low EA High EA Low EA High EA






Species X [ i ] T X [ i ] T X [ i ] T X [ i ] T X [ i ] T X [ i ] T
(K) (K) (K) (K) (K) (K)

HCN 5.2(–7) 400 5.2(–7) 400 1.2(–6) 398 1.2(–6) 398 3.9(–6) 400 3.9(–6) 400
CH3CN 5.8(–9) 400 5.8(–9) 400 7.4(–9) 398 6.8(–9) 398 3.4(–9) 400 3.3(–9) 400
C2H3CN 2.5(–9) 400 1.6(–9) 400 1.7(–8) 285 1.3(–8) 285 7.4(–9) 167 4.7(–9) 171
C2H5CN 2.3(–8) 131 1.2(–8) 131 1.1(–7) 130 8.1(–8) 130 3.5(–8) 129 1.8(–8) 129
n-C3H7CN 5.6(–10) 166 1.7(–9) 166 1.4(–8) 160 1.4(–8) 160 1.9(–9) 156 1.2(–9) 156
i-C3H7CN 1.7(–9) 164 7.6(–10) 164 3.3(–9) 160 2.3(–9) 160 3.4(–9) 154 1.7(–9) 154
n-C4H9CN 2.9(–10) 204 1.9(–10) 204 4.6(–9) 196 4.4(–9) 196 2.0(–9) 190 1.2(–9) 190
i-C4H9CN 2.4(–10) 204 3.0(–10) 202 2.8(–9) 196 2.6(–9) 196 3.8(–9) 190 2.7(–9) 190
s-C4H9CN 1.3(–9) 204 7.9(–10) 204 1.1(–8) 196 1.1(–8) 196 3.7(–9) 190 2.1(–9) 190
t-C4H9CN 1.2(–11) 204 5.2(–12) 204 7.1(–11) 196 5.8(–11) 196 2.0(–10) 190 1.0(–10) 190
C3H6 9.7(–9) 400 9.5(–9) 400 7.3(–8) 398 7.3(–8) 398 1.7(–7) 395 1.7(–7) 395
C3H8 2.8(–7) 143 2.8(–7) 145 6.3(–7) 143 6.4(–7) 143 1.8(–6) 139 1.7(–6) 139
n-C4H10 2.3(–8) 182 2.6(–8) 182 1.7(–7) 182 1.7(–7) 183 2.5(–7) 177 2.5(–7) 177
i-C4H10 3.0(–9) 182 3.2(–9) 184 9.2(–9) 185 9.3(–9) 185 9.1(–8) 177 8.9(–8) 177
n-C5H12 1.2(–10) 226 1.4(–10) 226 1.3(–9) 220 1.4(–9) 220 1.2(–8) 212 1.2(–8) 212
i-C5H12 4.0(–9) 224 4.4(–9) 224 4.0(–9) 218 4.1(–9) 218 2.5(–8) 210 2.5(–8) 210
neo-C5H12 3.4(–11) 224 3.7(–11) 228 1.4(–10) 222 1.4(–10) 222 5.9(–9) 214 5.9(–9) 214
H2O 3.3(–4) 396 3.3(–4) 396 3.4(–4) 398 3.4(–4) 398 3.6(–4) 400 3.5(–4) 400
CH3OH 2.4(–5) 131 2.4(–5) 131 2.1(–5) 130 2.1(–5) 130 1.1(–5) 129 1.1(–5) 129
CH3OCH3 1.2(–7) 400 1.2(–7) 400 2.0(–7) 362 2.0(–7) 362 1.3(–7) 161 1.3(–7) 161
HCOOCH3 3.1(–7) 130 3.1(–7) 130 7.8(–8) 125 7.8(–8) 125 4.1(–10) 107 3.9(–10) 107

Notes. Results are given for each of the three warm-up timescales, using either high or low activation energies associated with CN addition to unsaturated hydrocarbons. X [ i ] = n [ i ] /n[H2]. A(B) = A × 10B.

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