New molecule discovered: G+0.693-0.027

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Laboratory experiments performed at the Center for Astrochemical Studies (CAS) of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) in Munich, together with astronomical observations conducted by the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF), lead to the identification of a new molecule in the molecular cloud known as G+0.693-0.027, close to the galactic center.

The newly discovered molecule is called propargylimine: according to the experts, this chemical species may play a fundamental role in the formation of amino acids, among the key ingredients for life as we know it.

The propargylimine has the chemical formula HCCCHNH and is an unstable compound. It is very difficult to isolate it in the ordinary conditions of the Earth's atmosphere, but it thrives at low densities and temperatures typical of the interstellar medium.

"The peculiarity of this chemical species lays in its carbon–nitrogen double bond, which gives it a high reactivity. With this double bond, it becomes a fundamental constituent of the chemical chains that lead from the simplest and most abundant molecules in space containing carbon and nitrogen—for example formaldehyde (H2CO) and ammonia (NH3), respectively—to the more complex amino acids, the fundamental building blocks of terrestrial biology."

Source: https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/06/from-lab-to-space-discovery-of-new.html

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9 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

G+0.693-0.027

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