Elementary Reactions and Their Role in Gas-Phase Prebiotic Chemistry

The formation of complex organic molecules in a reactor filled with gaseous mixtures possibly reproducing the primitive terrestrial atmosphere and ocean demonstrated more than 50 years ago that inorganic synthesis of prebiotic molecules is possible, provided that some form of energy is provided to t...

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Main Author: Nadia Balucani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/10/5/2304/