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4-Cyano-1,3-Butadiynyl

Encyclopedia of Astrobiology

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C5N; Cyanobutadiynyl radical

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The C5N radical is found in both the envelopes of carbon stars (evolved stars whose atmospheres contain more carbon than oxygen, the excess carbon presumably produced by helium fusion in the latter stages of the star’s life) and in cold, dark interstellar molecular clouds (typically those that have not been heated by star formation). It is an intermediary in the chemistry of the cyanopolyynes and related molecules (Guelin et al. 1998). The rotational transitions of the cyanobutadiynyl radical are observed by radio astronomers at millimeter wavelengths. The anion of this species, C5N−, has also been found in space (Cernicharo et al. 2008).

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  • Cernicharo J, Guélin M, Agúndez M, McCarthy MC, Thaddeus P (2008) Detection of C5N− and vibrationally excited C6H in IRC +10216. Astrophys J 688:L83–L86

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  • Guelin M, Neininger N, Cernicharo J (1998) Astronomical detection of the cyanobutadiynyl radical C5N. Astron Astrophys 335:L1–L4

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  1. Department of Astronomy, Lederle Graduate Research Tower B 619E, University of Massachusetts, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003-9305, USA

    William M. Irvine

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  1. Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Ricardo Amils

  2. Labo. d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux (LAB), Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l'Univers (OASU), Floirac CX, France

    Muriel Gargaud

  3. Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), Inst. Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain

    José Cernicharo Quintanilla

  4. Geophysical Lab., Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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  5. Astronomy Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

    William M. Irvine

  6. Dépt. Sc. de la Terre et de l’Atmosphère, Université du Québec, Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Daniele Pinti

  7. Centre National d'Etudes Spatiale (CNES) DPI/E2U, Paris CX, France

    Michel Viso

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Irvine, W.M. (2014). 4-Cyano-1,3-Butadiynyl. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_1823-4

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