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In this work a methodology is presented for the synthesis of sugars from basic formaldehyde (H2CO) precursors in the interstellar medium (ISM). This challenging problem has been approached by considering a basic dimerization scheme that eventually leads to diose and methyl formate, using an proton source. This species was chosen due to its ample abundance in the atmosphere.
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Abraham F. Jalbout (2007) studied this question.
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