Conspectus This Account presents recent advances in our understanding on the formation
pathways of complex organic molecules (COMs) within interstellar analog ices on ice-coated …

Context. Many molecules observed in the interstellar medium are thought to result from the
thermal desorption of ices. Parameters such as the desorption energy and pre-exponential …

In this paper, we present preliminary results illustrating the effect of cosmic rays on solid-
phase chemistry in models of both TMC-1 and several sources with physical conditions …

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 …

Ethanol (C2H5OH) is one of the most common alcohol molecules observed in various space
media (molecular clouds, star formation regions, and, highly likely, interstellar ices), where it …

Recently, over 200 molecules have been detected in the interstellar medium (ISM), with
about one third being complex organic molecules (COMs), molecules containing six or more …

The formyl radical HCO has been proposed as the basic precursor of many complex organic
molecules such as methanol (CH3OH) and glycolaldehyde (CH2OHCHO). Using ALMA, we …

With nearly 200 molecules detected in interstellar and circumstellar environments, the
identification of the biologically relevant α‐keto carboxylic acid, glyoxylic acid (HCOCOOH) …

Polyurethane elastomers are commonly employed as binder in propellant propellants and
explosives due to their excellent mechanical properties. In-situ block copolymer synthesis of …

The role and relevance of methanol in the origin and structure of the RNA world is
discussed. Methanol is a pivotal, renewable, and regenerable source from which almost all …