Preparation and characterization of the enol of acetamide: 1-aminoethenol, a high-energy prebiotic molecule
Artur Mardyukov, Felix Keul, Peter R. Schreiner
Abstract
> 270 nm, the enol rearranges to acetamide as well as ketene and ammonia. As the latter two are even higher in energy, they constitute viable starting materials for formation of the title compound.
Topics & Concepts
PrebioticAcetamideTautomerAmideChemistryMoleculeCombinatorial chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryOrigins and Evolution of LifeChemical Reaction MechanismsChemical Reactions and Isotopes