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Methanetetrol and the final frontier in ortho acids

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  • Joshua H. Marks

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa
    University of Hawaii at Manoa)

  • Xilin Bai

    (East China Normal University)

  • Anatoliy A. Nikolayev

    (Samara National Research University)

  • Qi’ang Gong

    (East China Normal University)

  • Mason McAnally

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa
    University of Hawaii at Manoa)

  • Jia Wang

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa
    University of Hawaii at Manoa)

  • Yang Pan

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Ryan C. Fortenberry

    (University)

  • Alexander M. Mebel

    (Florida International University)

  • Tao Yang

    (East China Normal University)

  • Ralf I. Kaiser

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa
    University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Abstract

The rapid dissociation of methanetetrol (C(OH)4) has been suggested as an impediment to its observation, despite the stability of its substituted derivative orthocarbonates (C(OR)4). Here, the tunability of synchrotron-generated vacuum ultraviolet light and the sensitivity of photoionization are exploited to probe the exotic chemistry of the interstellar medium toward the discovery of this molecule. Laboratory-made model ices simulate the composition of astrophysical ices under conditions mimicking those found in dense interstellar molecular clouds with low temperature (5–10 K) and low pressure (

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  • Joshua H. Marks & Xilin Bai & Anatoliy A. Nikolayev & Qi’ang Gong & Mason McAnally & Jia Wang & Yang Pan & Ryan C. Fortenberry & Alexander M. Mebel & Tao Yang & Ralf I. Kaiser, 2025. "Methanetetrol and the final frontier in ortho acids," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-61561-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61561-z
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