Star-forming regions show a rich and varied chemistry, including the presence of complex
organic molecules—in both the cold gas distributed on large scales and the hot regions …

The interstellar medium is characterized by a rich and diverse chemistry. Many of its
complex organic molecules are proposed to form through radical chemistry in icy grain …

Despite the generally hostile nature of the environments involved, chemistry does occur in
space. Molecules are seen in environments that span a wide range of physical and chemical …

Since we intend to review experimental and theoretical studies of physicochemical
processes occurring on cosmic dust grains in very cold regions in space, we start with a brief …

Context. Protoplanetary disks are vital objects in star and planet formation, possessing all
the material, gas and dust, which may form a planetary system orbiting the new star. Small …

Conspectus This Account presents recent advances in our understanding on the formation
pathways of complex organic molecules (COMs) within interstellar analog ices on ice-coated …

The radiation induced chemical processing of methanol and methanol–carbon monoxide
ices at 5.5 K exposed to ionizing radiation in the form of energetic electrons and subsequent …

We report on the discovery of methyl acetate, CH 3 COOCH 3, through the detection of a
large number of rotational lines from each one of the spin states of the molecule: AA species …

The astronomical detection of formamide (NH 2 CHO) toward various star-forming regions
and in cometary material implies that the simplest amide might have an early origin in dark …

Pyruvic acid represents a key molecule in prebiotic chemistry to form metabolites and amino
acids. Without liquid water on the early Earth, endogenous formation of pyruvic acid is …