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

No === 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gorrell, I.B., Wang, Liming, Marks, Alison J., Bryant, D.E., Bouillot, F, Goddard, A, Heard, D.E., Kee, T.P.
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3883