Astrochemistry during the formation of stars

JK Jørgensen, A Belloche… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Star-forming regions show a rich and varied chemistry, including the presence of complex
organic molecules—in both the cold gas distributed on large scales and the hot regions …

Gas-phase formation of acetaldehyde: review and new theoretical computations

F Vazart, C Ceccarelli, N Balucani… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Among all the interstellar complex organic molecules, acetaldehyde is one of the most
widely detected species. The question of its formation route (s) is, therefore, of a major …

Which molecule traces what: chemical diagnostics of protostellar sources

Ł Tychoniec, EF van Dishoeck, MLR van't Hoff… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The physical and chemical conditions in Class 0/I protostars are fundamental in
unlocking the protostellar accretion process and its impact on planet formation. Aims. The …

Seeds of life in space (SOLIS): the organic composition diversity at 300–1000 au scale in solar-type star-forming regions

C Ceccarelli, P Caselli, F Fontani, R Neri… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Complex organic molecules have been observed for decades in the interstellar medium.
Some of them might be considered as small bricks of the macromolecules at the base of …

The genealogical tree of ethanol: gas-phase formation of glycolaldehyde, acetic acid, and formic acid

D Skouteris, N Balucani, C Ceccarelli… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite the harsh conditions of the interstellar medium, chemistry thrives in it, especially in
star-forming regions where several interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs) have …

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 …

Can formamide be formed on interstellar ice? An atomistic perspective

A Rimola, D Skouteris, N Balucani… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Interstellar formamide (NH2CHO) has recently attracted significant attention due to its
potential role as a molecular building block in the formation of precursor biomolecules …

Non-energetic Formation of Ethanol via CCH Reaction with Interstellar H2O Ices. A Computational Chemistry Study

J Perrero, J Enrique-Romero… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) is a relatively common molecule, often found in star-forming regions.
Recent studies suggest that it could be a parent molecule of several so-called interstellar …

The census of interstellar complex organic molecules in the Class I hot corino of SVS13-A

E Bianchi, C Codella, C Ceccarelli… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We present the first census of the interstellar Complex Organic Molecules (iCOMs) in the low-
mass Class I protostar SVS13-A, obtained by analysing data from the IRAM-30 m Large …