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 …

In 2016, unambiguous evidence for the presence of the amino acid glycine, an important
prebiotic molecule, was deduced based on in situ mass-spectral studies of the coma …

Context. Theories of the origins of life propose that early cell membranes were synthesised
from amphiphilic molecules simpler than phospholipids, such as fatty alcohols. The …

Despite the harsh conditions of the interstellar medium, chemistry thrives in it, especially in
star-forming regions where several interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs) have …

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 …

We report the detection of the oxygen-bearing complex organic molecules propenal (C 2 H 3
CHO), vinyl alcohol (C 2 H 3 OH), methyl formate (HCOOCH 3), and dimethyl ether (CH 3 …

Simple and complex organic molecules (COMs) are observed along different phases of star
and planet formation and have been successfully identified in prestellar environments such …

Ethanol (C2H5OH) is one of the most common alcohol molecules observed in various space
media (molecular clouds, star formation regions, and, highly likely, interstellar ices), where it …

This work reveals via a combined experimental, computational, and astrochemical modeling
study that racemic propylene oxide (cC 3 H 6 O)—the first chiral molecule detected outside …

Context. Complex organic molecules (COMs) have been identified toward high-and low-
mass protostars as well as molecular clouds, suggesting that these interstellar species …