title: Electron-induced hydration of an alkene: alternative reaction pathways.
abstract: Electron-induced reactions in condensed mixtures of ethylene and water lead to the synthesis of ethanol, as shown by post-irradiation thermal desorption spectrometry (TDS). Interestingly, this synthesis is not only induced by soft electron impact ionization similar to a previously observed electron-induced hydroamination but also, at low electron energy, by electron attachment to ethylene and a subsequent acid/base reaction with water.
authors: Institut für Angewandte und Physikalische Chemie, Universität Bremen, Leobener Strasse NW2,D-28359 Bremen (Germany) http://www.iapc.uni-bremen.de/swiderek/
authors: Jonas
authors: J
authors: Warneke
authors: Ziyan
authors: Z
authors: Wang
authors: Petra
authors: P
authors: Swiderek
authors: Jan Hendrik
authors: JH
authors: Bredehöft
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004583:Electrons; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D014867:Water
keywords: alkenes; electron-induced reactions; radical ions; reaction mechanisms; water