ABSTRACT
In the last decades there has been much interest in the reaction of the cyano radicals, CNðX2þÞ, with a variety of molecules, mainly because of their implication in combustion chemistry [1]. For this reason extensive studies of CN reactions with simple molecules of relevance in combustion, amongst which are simple unsaturated hydrocarbons, were performed [2-5]. More recently, a renewed interest in the reactions of CN radicals with simple unsaturated hydrocarbons has arisen because of their alleged role in some
extraterrestrial environments, namely the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan and in cold molecular clouds in the interstellar medium (ISM).
