Reactions in acetone, perfluoroacetone and acetylene triggered by low energy (0-15Â eV) electrons

- Low energy electrons trigger a variety of decomposition reactions in gas phase acetone and perfluoroacetone via dissociative electron attachment.
- The reactivity of the isolated gas phase molecules is strongly suppressed on going to homogeneous clusters of acetone and perfluoroacetone.
- Acetylene decomposes into C2− and C2H−.