Formation of complex molecules in translucent clouds: Acetaldehyde, vinyl alcohol, ketene, and ethanol via nonenergetic processing of C2H2 ice

K. -J. Chuang, G. Fedoseev, D. Qasim +6

Complex organic molecules (COMs) have been identified toward high- and low-mass protostars as well as molecular clouds, suggesting that these interstellar species originate from th…