Unraveling sulfur chemistry in interstellar carbon oxide ices

The authors report photolytic H atom transfer reactions of HOSO• in astronomical CO & CO2 ices, forming reactive acyl radicals & molecular complexes with SO & SO2. Connecting the photochemistry of S oxides & C oxides in cold molecular clouds in the interstellar medium.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiaolong Li, Bo Lu, Lina Wang, Junfei Xue, Bifeng Zhu, Tarek Trabelsi, Joseph S. Francisco, Xiaoqing Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34949-4