New Hydrolysis Rate Constants Reveal Longest Cyanide Persistence in Cool, Neutral Waters

Sai Shruthi Murali, Skyla B. White, Paul B. Rimmer

Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a key molecule in prebiotic chemistry, and its availability in water is limited by hydrolysis. In this work, we estimate the hydrolysis rates of \ce{HCN},…