Scientists Probe the Source of Key Hydrocarbons on Earth—and in Space (IMAGE)

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Scientists Probe the Source of Key Hydrocarbons on Earth—and in Space

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The formation of naphthalene – the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon – from two resonantly stabilized free radicals, propargyl and benzyl.

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Image courtesy of Ralf I. Kaiser, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

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Image courtesy of Ralf I. Kaiser, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

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