title: Deposition of acrylonitrile cluster ions on solid substrates: thin film formation by intracluster polymerization products.
abstract: Cluster anions of acrylonitrile (AN), known to give intracluster anionic polymerization products, were deposited on solid substrates. The obtained films were examined by using infrared absorption spectroscopy, X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography with the aid of quantum chemical calculations. The acquired spectroscopic data are similar to those of polyacrylonitrile (PAN), while the normal polymerization of AN or reactions related to PAN seemed not to occur noticeably. On the contrary, the product analysis shows that most of the constituent molecules of the films are formed via cyclohexane-1,3,5-tricarbonitrile (CHTCN), a dominant product of the intracluster polymerization of AN, accompanied by fragmentation and dimerization.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan. yoshida@e.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato