Photochemistry and astrochemistry: Photochemical pathways to interstellar complex organic molecules

KI Öberg - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The interstellar medium is characterized by a rich and diverse chemistry. Many of its
complex organic molecules are proposed to form through radical chemistry in icy grain …

Atom addition reactions in interstellar ice analogues

H Linnartz, S Ioppolo, G Fedoseev - International Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
It was in 'The Magellanic Cloud'(1955)–a science fiction novel by Stanislaw Lem–that
engineers travelling to another star noticed that their spacecraft for unknown reasons …

H-atom addition and abstraction reactions in mixed CO, H2CO and CH3OH ices – an extended view on complex organic molecule formation

KJ Chuang, G Fedoseev, S Ioppolo… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Complex organic molecules (COMs) have been observed not only in the hot cores
surrounding low-and high-mass protostars, but also in cold dark clouds. Therefore, it is …

Overview of desorption parameters of volatile and complex organic molecules-A systematic dig through the experimental literature

NFW Ligterink, M Minissale - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023 - aanda.org
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 …

ALMA detection of interstellar methoxymethanol (CH3OCH2OH)

BA McGuire, CN Shingledecker, ER Willis… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the detection of interstellar methoxymethanol (CH 3 OCH 2 OH) in Atacama Large
Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Bands 6 and 7 toward the MM1 core in the high-mass …

The role of low-energy (≤ 20 eV) electrons in astrochemistry

MC Boyer, N Rivas, AA Tran, CA Verish… - Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
UV photon-driven condensed phase cosmic ice reactions have been the main focus in
understanding the extraterrestrial synthesis of complex organic molecules. Low-energy (≤ …

Formation of complex molecules in translucent clouds: acetaldehyde, vinyl alcohol, ketene, and ethanol via “nonenergetic” processing of C2H2 ice

KJ Chuang, G Fedoseev, D Qasim, S Ioppolo… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. Complex organic molecules (COMs) have been identified toward high-and low-
mass protostars as well as molecular clouds, suggesting that these interstellar species …

Infrared spectra of complex organic molecules in astronomically relevant ice matrices-I. Acetaldehyde, ethanol, and dimethyl ether

JT van Scheltinga, NFW Ligterink, ACA Boogert… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. The number of identified complex organic molecules (COMs) in inter-and
circumstellar gas-phase environments is steadily increasing. Recent laboratory studies …

Comparative electron irradiations of amorphous and crystalline astrophysical ice analogues

DV Mifsud, PA Hailey, P Herczku, B Sulik… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Laboratory studies of the radiation chemistry occurring in astrophysical ices have
demonstrated the dependence of this chemistry on a number of experimental parameters …

iCOM formation from radical chemistry: a mechanistic study from cryogenic matrix coupled with IR and EPR spectroscopies

A Gutiérrez-Quintanilla, Y Layssac… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs) have been identified in different interstellar
environments including star forming regions as well as cold dense molecular clouds …