1. General thermolytic routes to new unstable species - thiocarbonyls
C=S
CH3CH=S
F2C=S
H2C=C=S
(CH3)2CH=S
The first carbon phosphorus double C=P bonded species – phosphaalkenes
H2C=PH
F2C=PH
H2C=PCl
H2C=PF
H2C=CH-C=PH
General method for creating carbon phosphorus triple bonded species – phosphaalkynes – only HCP previously known (for more than a decade)
CH3CP
HCP
FCP
ClCP
C6H5CP
NC–CP
HCC–CP
General method for creating Boron –Sulphides
HCC–CC–CP
CH3B=S
FB=S
ClB=S
BrB=S
General method for creating cyanopolyynes
HCCCCCN
HCC CCCCCN
At Sussex we created many new molecules and studied them by
microwave spectroscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy
Phosphorus compounds with John Nixon - Polyynes with David Walton

2. Spectra Interstellar Molecules
Harry Kroto 2004

3. Walton Polyyne Synthesis
H−C≡C−C≡C−C≡N
Walton Polyyne Synthesis

4. Radioastronomy Survey

5. HCCCCCN
Rotating dipolar molecule → a photon that can be detected by a radio telescope

6. Radioastronomy

7. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Harry Kroto 2004

8. H−C≡C−C≡C−C≡N
Synthesis
Polyyne Synthesis
Harry Kroto 2004

9. H−C≡C−C≡C−C≡N
HC5N
Harry Kroto 2004

10. SgrB2

11. Harry Kroto 2004

12. Oka

13. Harry Kroto 2004

14. Harry Kroto 2004

15. H−C≡C−C≡C−C≡C−C≡N
HC7N
Harry Kroto 2004

16. HC7N Radiastronomy
Harry Kroto 2004

17. HC7N Media Hype
Harry Kroto 2004

18. Harry Kroto 2004

19. Harry Kroto 2004

20. Oka,Avery,Broten,McLeod(NRC);Alexander,Kirby,Walton(Sussex)
HCCCCCN
HCCCCCCCN
HCCCCCCCCN
Oka,Avery,Broten,McLeod(NRC);Alexander,Kirby,Walton(Sussex)
Harry Kroto 2004

21. TMC
Harry Kroto 2004

22. IRC 10216

23. Bill Klemperer www.vega.org.uk

24. Total energy must be conserved and in a plant at snooker or billiards the blue ball takes away the energy and the white and red can thus remain in contact after collision

25. H...H
3 Body Collision
Harry Kroto 2004

26. Reaction Coordinate - Energy
Products C
A + B
Reaction Coordinate - Energy
Harry Kroto 2004

27. Grain Surface Reactions
Harry Kroto 2004

28. Ion Molecule Reactions – H2O
c.r O H H H e-
He  He+  O+  OH+  OH2+  OH3+  OH2
+e He H H H H
Ion Molecule Reactions – H2O
Harry Kroto 2004

29. H2
H2  H  H3+
+ e H

30. Orion Nebula Birth
Harry Kroto 2004

31. The long carbon chain problem
Harry Kroto 2004

32. C60 VS

33. Stellar Birth
Harry Kroto 2004