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On the formation of urea in the ISM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2020

Anthony J. H. M. Meijer Open the ORCID record for Anthony J. H. M. Meijer [Opens in a new window] ,
Eren C. S. Slate ,
Rory Barker ,
Ryan T. Euesden  and
Max R. Revels
Anthony J. H. M. Meijer
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, S3 7HF
Eren C. S. Slate
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, S3 7HF
Rory Barker
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, S3 7HF
Ryan T. Euesden
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, S3 7HF
Max R. Revels
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, S3 7HF
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Abstract

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Potential routes to the formation of urea were investigated using electronic structure methods. The most likely pathways involve either the reaction of the formamide and amine radicals or involve protonated isocyanic acid as a starting point.

Keywords

ISM: moleculesmolecular processes
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S350: Laboratory Astrophysics: From Observations to Interpretation , April 2019 , pp. 363 - 364
Copyright
© International Astronomical Union 2020

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