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The prebiotic molecular inventory of Serpens SMM1 I. An investigation of the isomers CHNCO and HOCHCN
N. F. W. Ligterink, A. Ahmadi, A. Coutens +6
Methyl isocyanate (CHNCO) and glycolonitrile (HOCHCN) are isomers and prebiotic molecules that are involved in the formation of peptide structures and the nucleobase ad…
Millimeter- and submillimeter-wave spectroscopy of thioformamide and interstellar search toward Sgr B2(N)
R. A. Motiyenko, A. Belloche, R. T. Garrod +4
Thioformamide NH2CHS is a sulfur-bearing analog of formamide NH2CHO. The latter was detected in the interstellar medium back in the 1970s. Most of the sulfur-containing molecules d…
The family of amide molecules toward NGC 6334I
Niels F. W. Ligterink, Samer J. El-Abd, Crystal L. Brogan +4
Amide molecules produced in space could play a key role in the formation of biomolecules on a young planetary object. However, the formation and chemical network of amide molecules…
Far-infrared laboratory spectroscopy of aminoacetonitrile and first interstellar detection of its vibrationally excited transitions
M. Melosso, A. Belloche, M. -A. Martin-Drumel +8
Aminoacetonitrile, a molecule detected in the interstellar medium only towards the star-forming region Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) thus far, is considered an important prebiotic specie…
Interstellar glycolamide: A comprehensive rotational study and an astronomical search in Sgr B2(N)
M. Sanz-Novo, A. Belloche, J. L. Alonso +6
Glycolamide is a glycine isomer and also one of the simplest derivatives of acetamide (e.g., one hydrogen atom is replaced with a hydroxyl group), which is a known interstellar mol…
Formation of Complex Organic Molecules in Cold Interstellar Environments through non-diffusive grain-surface and ice-mantle chemistry
Mihwa Jin, Robin T. Garrod
A prevailing theory for the interstellar production of complex organic molecules (COMs) involves formation on warm dust-grain surfaces, via the diffusion and reaction of radicals p…