Thiols in the ISM: first detection of HC(O)SH and confirmation of C2H5SH.
Astrophys J Lett
; 912(1)2021 May 01.
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ABSTRACT
The chemical compounds carrying the thiol group (-SH) have been considered essential in recent prebiotic studies regarding the polymerization of amino acids. We have searched for this kind of compounds toward the Galactic Centre quiescent cloud G+0.693-0.027. We report the first detection in the interstellar space of the trans-isomer of monothioformic acid (t-HC(O)SH) with an abundance of ~ 1 × 10-10. Additionally, we provide a solid confirmation of the gauche isomer of ethyl mercaptan (g-C2H5SH) with an abundance of ~ 3 × 10-10, and we also detect methyl mercaptan (CH3SH) with an abundance of ~ 5 × 10-9. Abundance ratios were calculated for the three SH-bearing species and their OH-analogues, revealing similar trends between alcohols and thiols with increasing complexity. Possible chemical routes for the interstellar synthesis of t-HC(O)SH, CH3SH and C2H5SH are discussed, as well as the relevance of these compounds in the synthesis of prebiotic proteins in the primitive Earth.
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Diagnostic_studies
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En
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Astrophys J Lett
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2021
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Article
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Espanha