An interstellar synthesis of phosphorus oxoacids

Andrew M. Turner; Alexandre Bergantini; Matthew J. Abplanalp; Cheng Zhu; Sándor Góbi; Bing-Jian Sun; Kang-Heng Chao; Agnes H. H. Chang; Cornelia Meinert; Ralf I. Kaiser

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06415-7

Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

An interstellar synthesis of phosphorus oxoacids

Andrew M. Turner,
Alexandre Bergantini,
Matthew J. Abplanalp,
Cheng Zhu,
Sándor Góbi,
Bing-Jian Sun,
Kang-Heng Chao,
Agnes H. H. Chang,
Cornelia Meinert,
Ralf I. Kaiser

Affiliations

Andrew M. Turner: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alexandre Bergantini: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Matthew J. Abplanalp: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Cheng Zhu: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sándor Góbi: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bing-Jian Sun: Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University
Kang-Heng Chao: Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University
Agnes H. H. Chang: Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University
Cornelia Meinert: Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice
Ralf I. Kaiser: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06415-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Extraterrestrial sources may have provided prebiotic phosphorus to the early Earth. Here, the authors investigate the potential of phosphine-doped astrochemical analog ices to form phosphorus oxoacids as precursors to more complex prebiotic compounds.

Published in Nature Communications

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