Spiers Memorial Lecture: Astrochemistry at high resolution

C Ceccarelli - Faraday Discussions, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Astrochemistry is the science that studies the chemistry in the Universe, namely the
combination of two fields: astronomy and chemistry. It started about fifty years ago and it has …

Complex organic molecules in low-mass protostars on Solar System scales-II. Nitrogen-bearing species

P Nazari, ML Van Gelder, EF Van Dishoeck… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The chemical inventory of planets is determined by the physical and chemical
processes that govern the early phases of star formation. Nitrogen-bearing species are of …

N-bearing complex organics toward high-mass protostars-Constant ratios pointing to formation in similar pre-stellar conditions across a large mass range

P Nazari, JD Meijerhof, ML van Gelder… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Complex organic species are known to be abundant toward low-and high-mass
protostars. No statistical study of these species toward a large sample of high-mass …

Amides inventory towards the G+ 0.693− 0.027 molecular cloud

S Zeng, VM Rivilla, I Jiménez-Serra… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Interstellar amides have attracted significant attentions as they are potential precursors for a
wide variety of organics essential to life. However, our current understanding of their …

The gas-phase reaction of NH2 with formaldehyde (CH2O) is not a source of formamide (NH2CHO) in interstellar environments

KM Douglas, DI Lucas, C Walsh, NA West… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The first experimental study of the low-temperature kinetics of the gas-phase reaction of NH
2 with formaldehyde (CH 2 O) has been performed. This reaction has previously been …

The GUAPOS project-II. A comprehensive study of peptide-like bond molecules

L Colzi, VM Rivilla, MT Beltrán, I Jiménez-Serra… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Peptide-like bond molecules, which can take part in the formation of proteins in a
primitive Earth environment, have been detected only towards a few hot cores and hot …

Stratified Distribution of Organic Molecules at the Planet-Formation Scale in the HH 212 Disk Atmosphere

CF Lee, C Codella, C Ceccarelli… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Formamide (NH 2 CHO) is considered an important prebiotic molecule because of its
potential to form peptide bonds. It was recently detected in the atmosphere of the HH 212 …

Evolutionary study of complex organic molecules in high-mass star-forming regions

A Coletta, F Fontani, VM Rivilla, C Mininni… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
We have studied four complex organic molecules (COMs), the oxygen-bearing methyl
formate (CH 3 OCHO) and dimethyl ether (CH 3 OCH 3) as well as the nitrogen-bearing …

The family of amide molecules toward NGC 6334I

NFW Ligterink, SJ El-Abd, CL Brogan… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

ALMA Survey of Orion Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (ALMASOP): A Hot Corino Survey toward Protostellar Cores in the Orion Cloud

SY Hsu, SY Liu, T Liu, D Sahu, CF Lee… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The presence of complex organic molecules (COMs) in the interstellar medium is of great
interest since it may link to the origin and prevalence of life in the universe. Aiming to …