Unraveling sulfur chemistry in interstellar carbon oxide ices

Xiaolong Li; Bo Lu; Lina Wang; Junfei Xue; Bifeng Zhu; Tarek Trabelsi; Joseph S. Francisco; Xiaoqing Zeng

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34949-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Unraveling sulfur chemistry in interstellar carbon oxide ices

Xiaolong Li,
Bo Lu,
Lina Wang,
Junfei Xue,
Bifeng Zhu,
Tarek Trabelsi,
Joseph S. Francisco,
Xiaoqing Zeng

Affiliations

Xiaolong Li: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Bo Lu: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Lina Wang: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Junfei Xue: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Bifeng Zhu: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Tarek Trabelsi: Department of Earth and Environment Science, University of Pennsylvania
Joseph S. Francisco: Department of Earth and Environment Science, University of Pennsylvania
Xiaoqing Zeng: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34949-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The authors report photolytic H atom transfer reactions of HOSO• in astronomical CO & CO2 ices, forming reactive acyl radicals & molecular complexes with SO & SO2. Connecting the photochemistry of S oxides & C oxides in cold molecular clouds in the interstellar medium.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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