Issue 15, 2006
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Chemical Communications

On the origin of the Murchison meteorite phosphonates. Implications for pre-biotic chemistry†

Ian B. Gorrell,a   Liming Wang,ab   Alison J. Marks,c   David E. Bryant,a   Frédérique Bouillot,a   Andrew Goddard,a   Dwayne E. Hearda  and  Terence P. Kee*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, UK
E-mail: t.p.kee@leeds.ac.uk

b School of Chemistry, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

c School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, UK

Abstract

Ab initio calculations, combined with experimental studies on the anaerobic hydrolysis of phosphaalkynes under thermal and photochemical conditions suggest a potential, exogenous source of reduced oxidation state phosphorus for the early Earth.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B517497J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Dec 2005
Accepted
02 Feb 2006
First published
10 Mar 2006

Chem. Commun., 2006, 1643-1645

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On the origin of the Murchison meteorite phosphonates. Implications for pre-biotic chemistry

I. B. Gorrell, L. Wang, A. J. Marks, D. E. Bryant, F. Bouillot, A. Goddard, D. E. Heard and T. P. Kee, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1643 DOI: 10.1039/B517497J

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