Open AccessGas-phase identification of (Z)-1,2-ethenediol, a key prebiotic intermediate in the formose reaction
Author(s) -
Mattia Melosso,
L. Bizzocchi,
Houda Gazzeh,
Francesca Tonolo,
JeanClaude Guillemin,
Silvia Alessandrini,
V. M. Rivilla,
Luca Dore,
Vincenzo Barone,
Cristina Puzzarini
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chemical communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837
H-Index - 333
eISSN - 1364-548X
pISSN - 1359-7345
DOI - 10.1039/d1cc06919e
Subject(s) - glycolaldehyde , chemistry , diol , reactive intermediate , photochemistry , astrobiology , computational chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , catalysis
1,2-Ethenediol represents a key intermediate species in the process of sugar formation. Here, its rotational spectrum has been recorded and analyzed in order to enable its search in the interstellar medium.