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Chemical Communications

Synthesis of urea in cometary model ices and implications for Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko†

M. Förstel,a   P. Maksyutenko,a   B. M. Jones,a   B.-J. Sun,b   A. H. H. Chang*b  and  R. I. Kaiser*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Deptartment of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, 2545 McCarthy Mall, 96822 HI, USA
E-mail: ralfk@hawaii.edu

b Deptartment of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Shoufeng, Hualien 974, Taiwan
E-mail: hhchang@mail.ndhu.edu.tw

Abstract

Urea is considered a fundamental building block in prebiotic chemistry. Its formation on early Earth has not yet been explained satisfactorily and exogenous delivery has been considered. We report on the synthesis along with the first online and in situ identification of urea after exposing inorganic ices to ionizing radiation.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of urea in cometary model ices and implications for Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC07635H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Sep 2015
Accepted
04 Nov 2015
First published
04 Nov 2015

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 741-744

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Synthesis of urea in cometary model ices and implications for Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

M. Förstel, P. Maksyutenko, B. M. Jones, B.-J. Sun, A. H. H. Chang and R. I. Kaiser, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 741 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC07635H

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