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 …

Carbonaceous chondrites are very primitive meteorites that are rich in carbon. They contain
many soluble organic compounds, including nitrogen heterocycles. These play a crucial role …

Saturn's moon Enceladus is erupting a plume of gas and ice grains from its south pole.
Linked directly to the moon's subsurface global ocean, plume material travels through cracks …

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 …

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 …

Although methanediamine (CH2 (NH2) 2) has historically been the subject of theoretical
scrutiny, it has never been isolated to date. Here, we report the preparation of …

Abstract The Strecker Synthesis of (a) chiral α-amino acids from simple organic compounds,
such as ammonia (NH3), aldehydes (RCHO), and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) has been …

Amines, particularly primary amines (R-NH 2), are closely related to the primordial synthesis
of amino acids since they share the same structural backbone. However, only a limited …

Amines—organic molecules carrying the–NH 2 moiety—have been recognized as a vital
intermediate in the formation of prebiotic molecules such as amino acids and nucleobases …

Context. Hydroxylamine (NH 2 OH) and methylamine (CH 3 NH 2) have both been
suggested as precursors to the formation of amino acids and are therefore, of interest to …