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

The O(1D)+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 H2+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 H2 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.