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Furan is a deceptively simple molecule. But its simple shape, a five membered ring with a single oxygen atom and four carbon atoms, each of the latter with a hydrogen atom bound to it, hides its vast potential. Furan (and its derivates), obtained from biomass, are being regarded as an alternative resource for chemical industry, replacing fossile alternatives [1]. Furthermore furan rings look promising to improve the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells [2] and applications of furan ring structures in medical drugs have been studied [3].
Here we study collision induced dissociation of Furan. We have performed low energy scattering experiments of the neutral furan molecule with He$^+$ and Ne$^+$. These experiments were performed at low energies, below 5 eV, within a velocity map imaging spectrometer, analysing the collisions at a molecular level. This has proven to be a powerful technique for the analysis of ion-molecule reactions to gain deep insights into their mechanisms [4].
Here we have measured the branching ratios into several product ions. For each of those we have obtained the fragment velocity distribution. The results of these experiments will be presented.
[1] R. Bielski, G. Grynkiewicz, Green Chem., (2021) 23, 7458
[2] B. Zheng, L. Huo, Small Methods, 5, 2100493
[3] R. Banerjee, K. HKS, M. Banerjee, Int. J. Rev. Life. Sci, (2012) 2, 1, 7-16
[4] E. Carrascosa, J. Meyer, R. Wester, Chem. Soc. Rev., (2017) 46, 7498-7516