Publications (4)
Seeds of Life in Space (SOLIS) III. Formamide in protostellar shocks: evidence for gas-phase formation
C. Codella, C. Ceccarelli, P. Caselli +47
Context: Modern versions of the Miller-Urey experiment claim that formamide (NHCHO) could be the starting point for the formation of metabolic and genetic macromolecules. Intri…
Gas phase formation of the prebiotic molecule formamide: insights from new quantum computations
V. Barone, C. Latouche, D. Skouteris +4
New insights into the formation of interstellar formamide, a species of great relevance in prebiotic chemistry, are provided by electronic structure and kinetic calculations for th…
Quantum chemical computations of gas-phase glycolaldehyde deuteration and constraints to its formation route
F. Vazart, C. Ceccarelli, D. Skouteris +1
Despite the detection of numerous interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs) for decades, it is still a matter of debate whether they are synthesized in the gas-phase or on the…
New quantum chemical computations of formamide deuteration support a gas-phase formation of this prebiotic molecule
D. Skouteris, F. Vazart, C. Ceccarelli +3
Based on recent work, formamide might be a potentially very important molecule in the emergence of terrestrial life. Although detected in the interstellar medium for decades, its f…