Large prebiotic molecules in space: photo-physics of acetic acid and its isomers

Details Large prebiotic molecules in space: photo-physics of acetic acid and its isomers Large prebiotic molecules in space: photo-physics of acetic acid and its isomers

2009-11-17

arxiv.org/abs/0911.3240v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

8 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

An increasing number of large molecules have been positively identified in space. Many of these molecules are of biological interest and thus provide insight into prebiotic organic chemistry in the protoplanetary nebula. Among these molecules, acetic acid is of particular importance due to its structural proximity to glycine, the simplest amino acid. We compute electronic and vibrational properties of acetic acid and its isomers, methyl formate and glycolaldehyde, using density functional theory. From computed photo-absorption cross-sections, we obtain the corresponding photo-absorption rates for solar radiation at 1 AU and find them in good agreement with previous estimates. We also discuss glycolaldehyde diffuse emission in Sgr B2(N), as opposite to emissions from methyl formate and acetic acid that appear to be concentrate in the compact region Sgr B2(N-LMH).

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