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Mechanochemical Activation of Iron Cyano Complexes: A Prebiotic Impact Scenario for the Synthesis of α‐Amino Acid Derivatives
Author(s) -
Bolm Carsten,
Mocci Rita,
Schumacher Christian,
Turberg Mathias,
Puccetti Francesco,
Hernández José G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201713109
Subject(s) - prebiotic , chemistry , mechanochemistry , ball mill , abiogenesis , amino acid , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , chemical engineering , astrobiology , biochemistry , physics , engineering
Mechanochemical activation of iron cyano complexes by ball milling results in the formation of HCN, which can be trapped and incorporated into α‐aminonitriles. This prebiotic impact scenario can be extended by mechanochemically transforming the resulting α‐aminonitriles into α‐amino amides using a chemical route related to early Earth conditions.