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A simulation of the organic layer accreted onto interstellar dust particles was prepared by slow deposition of a CO:NH3:H2O gas mixture on an Al block at 10K, with concomitant irradiation with vacuum UV. The residues were analyzed by GC-MS, HPLC, and near IR; a reaction pathway leading from NH3 to complex alcohol, fatty acid, and amide products in 27 stages is postulated. The astronomical relevance and significance of the observations are discussed.
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Agarwal, V.K., Schutte, W., Greenberg, J.M. et al. Photochemical reactions in interstellar grains photolysis of co, NH3, and H2O. Origins Life Evol Biosphere 16, 21–40 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01808047
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