Synthesis of the first nitrogen-heterocycles in interstellar ice analogs containing methylamine (CH${}_3$NH${}_2$) exposed to UV radiation: Formation of trimethylentriamine (TMT, c-(-CH${}_2$-NH)${}_3$) and hexamethylentetramine (HMT, (CH${}_2$)${}_6$N${}_4$)

H. Carrascosa, C. González Díaz, G. M. Muñoz Caro +2

Hexamethylentetramine has drawn a lot of attention due to its potential to produce prebiotic species. This work aims to gain a better understanding in the chemical processes concer…