Multiple pathway dynamics of the O(1D)+C2H6 reaction:: A crossed beam study

The O(D-1)+C2H6 reaction has been reinvestigated using the improved universal crossed molecular beam technique. Four different reaction channels, OH+C2H5, CH3+H2COH/H3CO, H+H4C2OH/H5C2O and H-2+H3C2OH/H4C2O, are observed. Among these reaction channels, the CH3 formation channel is the dominant pathway and the OH formation is also a significant process, while the H and H-2 formation processes are minor. Different product angular distributions are also observed for these channels, indicating that the reaction product formation in these channels proceeds with distinctive reaction dynamics. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.