Formation of interstellar cyanoacetamide: a rotational and computational study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Cyanoacetamide is a -CN bearing molecule that is also an amide derivative target molecule in the interstellar medium.

Aims

The aim of our investigation is to analyze the feasibility of a plausible formation process of protonated cyanoacetamide under interstellar conditions and to provide direct experimental frequencies of the ground vibrational state of the neutral form in the microwave region in order to enable its eventual identification in the interstellar medium.

Methods

We used high-level theoretical computations to study the formation process of protonated cyanoacetamide. Furthermore, we employed a high-resolution laser-ablation molecular beam Fourier transform spectroscopic technique to measure the frequencies of the neutral form.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Sanz-Novo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7116755 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature