1. R. I. Kaiser, L. Zhao, W. Lu, M. Ahmed, V. S. Krasnoukhov, V. N. Azyazov, A. M. Mebel,
Unconventional Excited-State Dynamics in the Concerted Benzyl (C7H7) Radical Self-Reaction to Anthracene (C14H10).
Nat. Commun. 13, 786 (2022).
2. R.I. Kaiser, L. Zhao, W. Lu, M. Ahmed, M. V. Zagidullin, V.N. Azyazov, A.M. Mebel,
Gas-Phase Formation of Benzene (C6H6) and Naphthalene (C10H8) through Resonantly Stabilized Cyclopentadienyl-Mediated Radical-Radical Reactions.
J. Phys. Chem Lett. 13, 208-213 (2022).
3. L. Zhao, M. Prendergast, R. I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, W. Lu, M. Ahmed, A. H. Howlader, S. F. Wnuk,* A. S. Korotchenko, M. M. Evseev, E. K. Bashkirov, V. N. Azyazovde, A. M. Mebel,*
A molecular beam and computational study on the barrierless gas phase formation of (iso)quinoline in low temperature extraterrestrial environments
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 23, 18495 (2021).
4. L. Zhao, W. Lu, M. Ahmed,* M. V. Zagidullin, V. N. Azyazov, A. N. Morozov, A. M. Mebel,* R. I. Kaiser*
Gas-phase synthesis of benzene via the propargyl radical self-reaction
Sci. Adv. 7, eabf0360 (2021)
5. L. Zhao, S. Doddipatla, R. I. Kaiser,* W. Lu, O. Kostko, M. Ahmed, L. B. Tuli, A. N. Morozov, A. H. Howlader, S. F. Wnuk, A. M. Mebel, V. N. Azyazov, R. K. Mohamed, F. R. Fischer
Gas-phase synthesis of corannulene - a molecular building block of fullerenes
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 5740-5749 (2021)
6. L. Zhao, R.I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, U. Ablikim, M. Ahmed,* M.M. Evseev, E.K. Bashkirov, V.N. Azyazov, .A.M. Mebel*
A Unified Mechanism on the Formation of Acenes, Helicenes, and Phenacenes in the Gas Phase
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 4051-4058 (2020)
7. L. Zhao, R. I. Kaiser,* W. Lu, M. Ahmed,* M. M. Evseev, E. K. Bashkirov, V. N. Azyazov, C. Tönshoff, F. Reicherter, H. F. Bettinger, A. M. Mebel*
A Free Radical Prompted Barrierless Gas-Phase Synthesis of Pentacene
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 11334–11338 (2020)
8. L. Zhao, R. I. Kaiser,* W. Lu, M. Ahmed,* A. D. Oleinikov, V. N. Azyazov, A. M. Mebel,* A. H. Howlader, S. F. Wnuk
Gas phase formation of phenalene via 10π-aromatic, resonantly stabilized free radical intermediates
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 15381-15388 (2020)
9. L. Zhao, R. I. Kaiser, W. Lu, O. Kostko, M. Ahmed, M. M. Evseev, E. K. Bashikirov, A. D. Oleinikov, V. N. Azyazov, A. M. Mebel, A. H. Howlader, S. F. Wnuk
Gas phase formation of cyclopentanaphthalene (benzindene) isomers via reactions of 5- and 6-indenyl radicals with vinylacetylene
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 22493-22500 (2020)
10. L. Zhao, W. Y. Chen, H. J. Su, J. Z. Yang, R. I. Kaiser*
A vacuum ultraviolet photoionization study on oxidation of JP-10 (exo-Tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene)
Chem. Phys. Lett. 754, 137490 (2020)
11. L. Zhao, M. Prendergast, R.I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, U. Ablikim, M. Ahmed,* B-J Sun, Y-L Chen, A.H.H. Chang,* R.K. Mohamed, F.R. Fischer*
Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Phenyl Addition – Dehydrocyclization: The Third Way
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 58, 17442-17450 (2019).
12. L. Zhao, R.I. Kaiser,* W. Lu, B. Xu, M. Ahmed,* A.N. Morozov, A.M. Mebel,* A.H. Howlader, S.F. Wnuk
Molecular Mass Growth through Ring Expansion in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Radical-Radical Reactions
Nat. Commun. 10, 3689 (2019).
13. L. Zhao, M. Prendergast, R.I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, U. Ablikim, W. Lu, M. Ahmed,* A.D. Oleinikov, V.N. Azyazov, A.H. Howlader, S.F. Wnuk, A.M. Mebel*
How to Add a Five-Membered Ring to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) – Molecular Mass Growth of the 2-Naphthyl Radical (C10H7) to Benzindenes (C13H10)
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 16737-16750 (2019).
14. L. Zhao, R.I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, U. Ablikim, W. Lu, M. Ahmed,* M.M. Evseev, E.K. Bashkirov, V.N. Azyazov, M.V. Zagidullin, A.N. Morozov, A.H. Howlader, S.F. Wnuk, A.M. Mebel,* D. Joshi, G. Veber, F.R. Fischer
Gas Phase Synthesis of [4]-Helicene
Nat. Commun. 10, 1510-1517 (2019).
15. L. Zhao, R.I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, U. Ablikim, W. Lu, M. Ahmed,* M.M. Evseev, E.K. Bashkirov, V.N. Azyazov, A. H. Howlader, S.F. Wnuk, A.M. Mebel*
Gas-Phase Synthesis of Triphenylene (C18H12)
ChemPhysChem 20, 791-797 (2019). (Selected as the Front Cover)
16. L. Zhao, M.B. Prendergast, R.I. Kaiser*, B. Xu, W. Lu, U. Ablikim, M. Ahmed,* A.D. Oleinikov, V.N. Azyazov, A.M. Mebel,* A.H. Howlader, S.F. Wnuk
Reactivity of the Indenyl Radical (C9H7) with Acetylene (C2H2) and Vinylacetylene (C4H4)
ChemPhysChem 20, 1437-1447 (2019). (Selected as the Front Cover)
17. L. Zhao, R.I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, U. Ablikim, M. Ahmed,* M.M. Evseev, E.K. Bashkirov, V.N. Azyazov, A.M. Mebel*
Low-Temperature Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Titan’s Atmosphere
Nat. Astron. 2, 973–979 (2018).
18. L. Zhao, R.I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, U. Ablikim, M. Ahmed,* M.V. Zagidullin, V.N. Azyazov, A.H. Howlader, S.F. Wnuk, A.M. Mebel*
VUV Photoionization Study on the Formation of the Simplest Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon: Naphthalene (C10H8)
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 2620-2626 (2018).
19. L. Zhao, R.I. Kaiser,* B. Xu, U. Ablikim, M. Ahmed,* D. Joshi, G. Veber, F.R. Fischer, A.M. Mebel*
Pyrene Synthesis in Circumstellar Envelopes and Its Role in the Formation of 2D Nanostructures
Nat. Astron. 2, 413-419 (2018).
20. L. Zhao, W.Y. Sun, J. Z. Yang, B. Yang*
Revealing the Doping Effects of C2H6O Isomers on a Benzene Flame: An Experimental and Modeling Study
Combust. Flame 197, 355-368 (2018).
21. L. Zhao, T. Yang, R.I. Kaiser,* T.P. Troy, B. Xu, M. Ahmed,* J.M. Ribero, D. Belisario-Lara, A.M. Mebel,* Y. Zhang, C.C. Cao, J.B. Zou
A Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Study on High-Temperature Decomposition of JP-10 (exo-Tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene)
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 15780-15807 (2017).
22. L. Zhao, T. Yang, R.I. Kaiser,* T.P. Troy, M. Ahmed,* J.M. Ribero, D. Belisario-Lara, A.M. Mebel*
Combined Experimental and Computational Study on the Unimolecular Decomposition of JP-8 Jet Fuel Surrogates. II. n-Dodecane (n-C12H26)
J. Phys. Chem. A 121, 1281-1297 (2017).
23. L. Zhao, T. Yang, R.I. Kaiser,* T.P. Troy, M. Ahmed,* D. Belisario-Lara, J.M. Ribero, A.M. Mebel*
Combined Experimental and Computational Study on the Unimolecular Decomposition of JP-8 Jet Fuel Surrogates. I. n-Decane (n-C10H22)
J. Phys. Chem. A 121, 1261-1280 (2017).
24. L. Zhao, Z.J. Cheng, L.L. Ye, F. Zhang, L.D. Zhang, F. Qi, Y.Y. Li*
Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study of Premixed o-Xylene Flames
Proc. Combust. Inst. 35, 1745-1752 (2015).
25. L. Zhao, M.F. Xie, L.L. Ye, Z.J. Cheng, J.H. Cai, Y.Y. Li, F. Qi, L.D. Zhang*
An Experimental and Modeling Study of Methyl Propanoate Pyrolysis at Low Pressure
Combust. Flame 160, 1958-1966 (2013).
26. L. Zhao, L.L. Ye, F. Zhang,* L. D. Zhang
Thermal Decomposition of 1-Pentanol and Its Isomers: A Theoretical Study
J. Phys. Chem. A 116, 9238-9244 (2012).
27. C. He, A. A. Nikolayev, L. Zhao, A. M. Thomas, S. Doddipatla, G. R. Galimova, V. N. Azyazov, A. M. Mebel, R. I. Kaiser
Gas-Phase Formation of C5H6 Isomers via the Crossed Molecular Beam Reaction of the Methylidyne Radical (CH; X2Π) with 1,2-Butadiene (CH3CHCCH2; X1A')
J. Phys. Chem. A 125, 126-138 (2021)
28. C. He, G. R. Galimova, Y. Luo, L. Zhao, A. K. Eckhardt, R. Sun, A. M. Mebel, R. I. Kaiser
A Chemical Dynamics Study on the Gas-phase Formation of Triplet and Singlet C5H2 Carbenes
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117, 30142-30150 (2020)
29. C. He, L. Zhao, S. Doddipatla, A. M. Thomas, A. A. Nikolayev, G. R. Galimova, V. N. Azyazov, A. M. Mebel, R. I. Kaiser
Gas-Phase Synthesis of 3-Vinylcyclopropene via the Crossed Beam Reaction of the Methylidyne Radical (CH; X2Π) with 1,3-Butadiene (CH2CHCHCH2; X1Ag)
ChemPhysChem 21, 1295-1309 (2020)
30. A. M. Thomas, L. Zhao, C. He, G. R. Galimova, A. M. Mebel,* R. I. Kaiser*
Directed Gas-Phase Synthesis of Triafulvene under Single-Collision Conditions
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 58, 15488-15495 (2019).
31. C. He, L. Zhao, A. M. Thomas, G. R. Galimova, A. M. Mebel,* R. I. Kaiser*
A Combined Experimental and Computational Study on the Reaction Dynamics of the 1-Propynyl Radical (CH3CC; X2A1) with Ethylene (H2CCH2; X1A1g) and the Formation of 1-Penten-3-yne (CH2CHCCCH3; X1A')
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 22308-22319 (2019).
32. C. He, L. Zhao, A. M. Thomas, A. N. Morozov, A. M. Mebel,* R. I. Kaiser*
Elucidating the Chemical Dynamics of the Elementary Reactions of the 1-Propynyl Radical (CH3CC; X2A1) with Methylacetylene (H3CCCH; X1A1) and Allene (H2CCCH2; X1A1)
J. Phys. Chem. A, 123, 5446-5462 (2019).
33. A.M. Thomas, C. He, L. Zhao, G.R. Galimova, A.M. Mebel,* R.I. Kaiser*
Combined Experimental and Computational Study on the Reaction Dynamics of the 1-Propynyl (CH3CC)-1,3-Butadiene (CH2CHCHCH2) System and the Formation of Toluene under Single Collision Conditions
J. Phys. Chem. A 123, 4104-4118 (2019).
34. A.M. Thomas, L. Zhao, C. He, A.M. Mebel,* R.I. Kaiser*
A Combined Experimental and Computational Study on the Reaction Dynamics of the 1-Propynyl (C3H3)-Acetylene (HCCH) System and the Formation of Methyldiacetylene (CH3CCCCH)
J. Phys. Chem. A 122, 6663-6672 (2018).
35. A.M. Thomas, M. Lucas, L. Zhao, J. Liddiard, R.I. Kaiser,* A.M. Mebel*
A Combined Crossed Molecular Beams and Computational Study on the Formation of Distinct Resonantly Stabilized C5H3 Radicals via Chemically Activated C5H4 and C6H6 Intermediates
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 10906-10925 (2018).
36. S. Góbi, L. Zhao, B. Xu, U. Ablikim, M. Ahmed,* R.I. Kaiser*
A Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Study on the Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate
Chem. Phys. Lett. 691, 250-257 (2018).
37. M. Lucas, A.M. Thomas, L. Zhao, R.I. Kaiser,* G-S Kim, A.M. Mebel*
Gas-Phase Synthesis of the Elusive Cyclooctatetraenyl Radical (C8H7) via Triplet Aromatic Cyclooctatetraene (C8H8) and Non-Aromatic Cyclooctatriene (C8H8) Intermediates
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 13655-13660 (2017).
38. Z.Y. Zhou*, H.F. Jin, L. Zhao, Y.Z. Wang, W. Wen, J.Z. Yang, Y.Y. Li, Y. Pan, F. Qi
A thermal decomposition study of pine wood under ambient pressure using thermogravimetry combined with synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry
Proc. Combust. Inst. 36, 2217-2224 (2017)
39. W.H. Yuan, Y.Y. Li*, Z.D. Wang, Y.Z. Wang, L. Zhao, Y. Zhang, Z.Y. Zhou, F. Qi
Experimental and kinetic modeling study of premixed n-butylbenzene flames
Proc. Combust. Inst. 36, 815-823 (2017).
40. X.Y. Fan, G.Q. Wang, Y.Y. Li*, Z.D. Wang, W.H. Yuan, L. Zhao
Experimental and kinetic modeling study of 1-hexene combustion at various pressures
Combust. Flame 173, 151-160 (2016).
41. Z.D. Wang, L. Zhao, Y. Wang, L.D. Zhang, F. Zhang, Y.Y. Li, S.M. Sarathy, F. Qi*
Kinetics of Ethylcyclohexane Pyrolysis and Oxidation: An Experimental and Detailed Kinetic Modeling Study
Combust. Flame 162, 2873-2892 (2015).
42. J. Z. Yang, L. Zhao, W.H. Yuan, F. Qi, Y.Y. Li*
Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Investigation on Laminar Premixed Benzene Flames with Various Equivalence Ratios
Proc. Combust. Inst. 35, 855-862 (2015).
43. G. Wang, W.H. Yuan, Y.Y. Li,* L. Zhao, F. Qi*
Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study of n-Pentanol Pyrolysis and Combustion
Combust. Flame 162, 3277-3287 (2015).
44. J.Z. Yang, L. Zhao, J.H. Cai, F. Qi, Y.Y. Li*
Photoionization Mass Spectrometric and Kinetic Modeling of Low-Pressure Pyrolysis of Benzene
Chin. J. Chem. Phys. 26, 245-251 (2013).
45. L.L. Ye, L. Zhao, L.D. Zhang,* F. Qi
Theoretical Studies on the Unimolecular Decomposition of Ethylene Glycol
J. Phys. Chem. A 116, 55-63 (2012).
46. Y.J. Zhang, J.H. Cai, L. Zhao, J.Z. Yang, H.F. Jin, Z.J. Cheng, Y.Y. Li, L.D. Zhang, F. Qi*
An Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study of Three Butene Isomers Pyrolysis at Low Pressure
Combust. Flame 159, 905-917 (2012).
47. J.H. Cai, J.Z. Yang, Y.Y. Li *, L. Zhao, F. Qi*
Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study of tert-Butanol Combustion at Low Pressure
Energy 43, 94-102 (2012).