Elementary reactions and their role in gas-phase prebiotic chemistry

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2304-2335

  Balucani, Nadia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas phase prebiotic chemistry; Nitriles; Organosulfur compounds

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SULFUR;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; ATOM; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLOUD; DENSITY; ENERGY; GAS; LABORATORY TEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROCLIMATE; MOLECULE; REVIEW; SEA;

GAS-PHASE PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY; NITRILES; ORGANOSULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BIOGENESIS; CARBON; CARBON COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC; COSMIC DUST; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PHENOMENA; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 67049115749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10052304     Document Type: Review

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