Cyanoacetylene Explained

Cyanoacetylene is an organic compound with the formula or . It is the simplest cyanopolyyne. Cyanoacetylene has been detected by spectroscopic methods in interstellar clouds,[1] in the coma of comet Hale–Bopp and in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan,[2] where it sometimes forms expansive fog-like clouds.[3]

Cyanoacetylene is one of the molecules that was produced in the Miller–Urey experiment.[4]

H-C#C-H + H-C#N -> H-C#C-C#N + H2

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Notes and References

  1. Interstellar molecules . Solomon, Philip M. . Physics Today . 1973 . 26 . 3 . 32–40 . 10.1063/1.3127983. 1973PhT....26c..32S . free .
  2. The abundances of constituents of Titan's atmosphere from the GCMS instrument on the Huygens probe . H. B. Niemann . . 438 . 7069 . 779–784 . 2005 . 16319830 . 10.1038/nature04122 . 2005Natur.438..779N. etal. 2027.42/62703 . 4344046 . free .
  3. News: Cassini Detects Giant Cloud of Frozen Compounds on Saturn's Moon Titan . Enrico . de Lazaro . November 11, 2015. Sci News .
  4. Astrophysical and Astrochemical Insights into the Origin of Life. Reports on Progress in Physics. 65. 10. 1427–1487. 10.1088/0034-4885/65/10/202. 2002. Ehrenfreund. P.. Irvine. W.. Becker. L.. Blank. J.. Brucato. J. R.. Colangeli. L.. Derenne. S.. Despois. D.. Dutrey. A.. Fraaije. H.. Lazcano. A.. Owen. T.. Robert. F.. Issi-Team. an International Space Science Inst. 2002RPPh...65.1427E.

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