Molecular and compound-specific isotopic characterization of monocarboxylic acids in carbonaceous meteorites

Details Molecular and compound-specific isotopic characterization of monocarboxylic acids in carbonaceous meteorites Molecular and compound-specific isotopic characterization of monocarboxylic acids in carbonaceous meteorites

Feb 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005gecoa..69.1073h&link_type=abstract

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 69, Issue 4, p. 1073-1084.

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Low molecular weight monocarboxylic acids are the most abundant water soluble organic compounds in the Murchison and many other CM type carbonaceous chondrites. In this study, we examined the monocarboxylic acids in Murchison and EET96029.20 carbonaceous meteorites using a new sample preparation and introduction technique for gas chromatograph recently developed for volatile, water-soluble organic compounds: solid phase micro-extraction (SPME). We identified more than 50 monocarboxylic acids from Murchison compared with the 18 compounds reported previously. Formic acid, a known interstellar molecule, has been fully analyzed in these carbonaceous meteorites, with its δD value suggesting an interstellar origin. We determined both carbon and hydrogen isotopic ratios of individual monocarboxylic acids in Murchison, to better define the origins and genetic relationships of these compounds. The compound-specific isotopic data reveal a large enrichment in 13C (δ13C up to + 32.5‰) and particularly D (δD up to + 2024‰). The branched acids are substantially enriched in both 13C and D relative to the straight chain acids, with those branched acids containing a quaternary carbon showing the greatest isotopic enrichment. The isotopic difference may be attributed to variations in the different synthetic regimes or terrestrial input of straight chain acids.

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