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Revealing umbrella bending as a reporter mode in the D+CH4 reaction

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  • Yuxin Tan

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Bin Zhao

    (Southern University of Science and Technology
    Universität Bielefeld)

  • Daofu Yuan

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Fan Li

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Shanshan Yu

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Mengda Jin

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yu Zhang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Chang Luo

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Wentao Chen

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Tao Wang

    (Southern University of Science and Technology)

  • Jikai Zhu

    (Southern University of Science and Technology)

  • Ziwei Wang

    (Southern University of Science and Technology)

  • Tiangang Yang

    (Southern University of Science and Technology)

  • Shu Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Uwe Manthe

    (Universität Bielefeld)

  • Xingan Wang

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Dong H. Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Xueming Yang

    (Southern University of Science and Technology
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Hefei National Laboratory)

Abstract

How the non-reacting moiety of a molecule influences a polyatomic reaction has been a topic of much research interest. Here we present a comprehensive investigation of the D + CH4 → HD + CH3 reaction, a benchmark polyatomic elementary reaction with CH3 as the non-reacting moiety, employing a high-resolution crossed molecular beams apparatus and an accurate seven-dimensional wave packet method. An interesting angular distribution of the CH3(v’ = 1) product umbrella bending vibrational state is observed to scatter more in the sideways direction than the CH3(v’ = 0) one. By monitoring the wave functions on a dividing surface in the transition state region, the CH3 umbrella bending mode is established as a reporter mode that faithfully reveals how the D atom dynamically approaches CH4 at different total angular momenta or impact parameters. This discovery of the reporter mode provides an opportunity for the detailed study of polyatomic reaction dynamics.

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  • Yuxin Tan & Bin Zhao & Daofu Yuan & Fan Li & Shanshan Yu & Mengda Jin & Yu Zhang & Chang Luo & Wentao Chen & Tao Wang & Jikai Zhu & Ziwei Wang & Tiangang Yang & Shu Liu & Uwe Manthe & Xingan Wang & Do, 2025. "Revealing umbrella bending as a reporter mode in the D+CH4 reaction," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-61117-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61117-1
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