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Producción de formaldehído y moléculas orgánicas en hielos astrofísicos a temperaturas criogénicas
W A Schutte1, L J Allamandola, S A Sandford
1NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 19, 1993
Resumen
El amoníaco (NH3) es crucial para las reacciones de formaldehído (H2CO) en entornos helados, formando moléculas orgánicas complejas. Estas reacciones térmicas, que ocurren entre 40-80 K, son importantes para la comprensión de la química cometaria e interestelar.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La astroquímica es astroquímica.
- La cinética química es la cinética química.
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
Sus antecedentes:
- El formaldehído (H2CO) es una molécula clave en el hielo interestelar y cometario.
- Comprender las vías de formación de moléculas orgánicas complejas es vital para la astrobiología.
- La química del hielo criogénico juega un papel en la composición de los cuerpos celestes.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el papel de las reacciones de formaldehído promovidas térmicamente en hielos criogénicos.
- Para determinar la influencia del amoníaco (NH3) en las reacciones de formaldehído.
- Identificar los productos de estas reacciones y sus implicaciones para la química cometaria e interestelar.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó espectroscopia infrarroja para estudiar hielos que contienen H2CO, H2O, CH3OH, CO y NH3.
- Las reacciones se estudiaron en matrices de hielo criogénico.
- Se realizó un análisis espectral para identificar los productos de reacción y las temperaturas de inicio.
Principales resultados:
- Pequeñas cantidades de NH3 (NH3/H2CO >= 0.005) convierten significativamente el H2CO en compuestos orgánicos complejos (> 40%).
- Las reacciones H2CO requieren la presencia de NH3 e inician entre 40-80 K.
- Se formaron cinco productos distintos, principalmente derivados de polioximetileno, que difieren de los productos de irradiación.
Conclusiones:
- Las reacciones térmicas de H2CO, catalizadas por NH3, son una fuente viable de compuestos orgánicos complejos en cometas y hielos interestelares.
- La distribución del producto es sensible a la composición inicial del hielo, sirviendo como marcadores para la historia cometaria.
- Aproximadamente el 3% de los compuestos orgánicos en el coma del cometa p/Halley podrían originarse de estas reacciones térmicas.
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