Publication Date:
2014-11-29
Description:
Interstellar chemical reactivity forms complex organic molecules implying different intermediates. In this mini review, reactions arising in/on interstellar ices are presented. These ices are a place where molecules are formed and where they can evolve under thermal and nonthermal effects. We present in this paper different intermediates that have been detected in experimental simulations of interstellar ices. Ionic, neutral, and radical intermediates have been characterized by different means allowing the building of an ice chemical network explaining their formation. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Jean-Baptiste Bossa studied Chemistry at Aix-Marseille University in France. He received his PhD in Chemistry from Aix-Marseille University in 2010 under the supervision of Prof Thierry Chiavassa. He is currently the principal investigator of a research project founded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions and conducted at both Leiden University (the Netherlands) and the University of Cologne (Germany). His research interests are in the field of laboratory astrophysics.
Print ISSN:
0894-3230
Electronic ISSN:
1099-1395
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Physics
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