First detection of the pre-biotic molecule glycolonitrile (HOCH2CN) in the interstellar medium

S. Zeng, D. Quénard, I. Jiménez-Serra +4

Theories of a pre-RNA world suggest that glycolonitrile (HOCH${}_2$CN) is a key species in the process of ribonucleotide assembly, which is considered as a molecular precursor of nuc…