Formamide-based synthesis of nucleobases by Metal(II) octacyanomolybdate(IV): Implication in prebiotic chemistry

Astrobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 769-779

  Kumar, Anand ^a   Sharma, Rachana ^a   Kamaluddin, ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Formamide Nucleobases; Metal(II) octacyanomolybdate(IV); Prebiotic catalyst

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; FORMAMIDE; FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PURINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CYANIDES; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EXOBIOLOGY; FORMAMIDES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PURINES; PYRIMIDINES; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 84907276120     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2014.1187     Document Type: Article

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