Interstellar Detection of Methyl Isocyanate CH${}_3$NCO in Sgr B2(N): A Link from Molecular Clouds to Comets

DeWayne T. Halfen, Vadim V. Ilyushin, Lucy M. Ziurys

A new interstellar molecule, CH${}_3$NCO (methyl isocyanate), has been detected using the 12 m telescope of the Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO). CH${}_3$NCO was identified in spectra c…