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EVIDENCE FOR THE PRESENCE OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ALCOHOLS AND CARBONYL COMPOUNDS IN THE MURCHISON METEORITE†

G.A. Jungclaus, George U. Yuen, C. B. Moore, John Lawless

Meteoritics · 1976 · 73 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Alcohols, aldehydes and ketones identified in the Murchison C2 chondrite include: methanol, ethanol, 2‐propanol, butyl alcohols, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, acetone, 2‐butanone, 3‐pentanone and 2‐pentanone.

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