Alcohols and aldehydes represent two key classes of interstellar complex organic molecules (COMs). This work seeks to better understand their possible chemical connections, with a focus on such molecules in […]
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Binding Energies of Interstellar Complex Organic Molecules on Water Ice Surfaces: A Quantum Chemical Investigation
Interstellar dust grains are enveloped by ices of frozen molecules in cold, dense regions of the interstellar medium (ISM), which are also observed in the gas phase.
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ALMASOP. A Rotating Feature Rich in Complex Organic Molecules in a Protostellar Core
Interstellar complex organic molecules (COMs) in solar-like young stellar objects (YSOs), particularly within protostellar disks, are of significant interest due to their potential connection to prebiotic chemistry in emerging planetary […]
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Formation Of Interstellar Complex Organic Molecules On Water-rich Ices Triggered By Atomic Carbon Freezing
The reactivity of interstellar carbon atoms (C) on the water-dominated ices is one of the possible ways to form interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs).
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Formation Of Interstellar Complex Organic Molecules On Water-rich Ices Triggered By Atomic Carbon Freezing
The reactivity of interstellar carbon atoms (C) on the water-dominated ices is one of the possible ways to form interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs).
![PES of the reaction [8] of Table 1, CH+ 4 + HCN. The plot shows the results obtained at the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ//B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory -- astro-ph.SR](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Revised.png?resize=1200%2C720&ssl=1)
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Revised Gas-phase Formation Network Of Methyl Cyanide: The Origin Of Methyl Cyanide And Methanol Abundance Correlation In Hot Corinos
Methyl cyanide (CH3CN) is one of the most abundant and widely spread interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs). Several studies found that, in hot corinos, methyl cyanide and methanol abundances are […]
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The Automated Reaction-Pathway Search reveals the Energetically Favorable Synthesis of Interstellar CH3OCH3 and HCOOCH3
Recent astronomical observations have shown that interstellar complex organic molecules (COMs) exist even in cold environments (βΌ10 K), while various interstellar COMs have conventionally been detected in the hot gas […]