Formation of the simplest amide in molecular clouds: formamide (NH${}_2$CHO) and its derivatives in H${}_2$O-rich and CO-rich interstellar ice analogs upon VUV irradiation

K. -J. Chuang, C. J\{"a}ger, S. A. Krasnokutski +2

The astronomical detection of formamide (NH${}_2$CHO) toward various star-forming regions and in cometary material implies that the simplest amide might have an early origin in dark…