Primordial carbonylated iron-sulfur compounds and the synthesis of pyruvate

被引：340

作者：

Cody, GD ^{[1
]}

Boctor, NZ ^{[1
]}

Filley, TR ^{[1
]}

Hazen, RM ^{[1
]}

Scott, JH ^{[1
]}

Sharma, A ^{[1
]}

Yoder, HS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Carnegie Inst Washington, Geophys Lab, Washington, DC 20015 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 2000年 / 289卷 / 5483期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.289.5483.1337

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Experiments exploring the potential catalytic role of iron sulfide at 250 degrees C and elevated pressures (50, 100, and 200 megapascals) revealed a facile, pressure-enhanced synthesis of organometallic phases formed through the reaction of alkyl thiols and carbon monoxide with iron sulfide. A suite of organometallic compounds were characterized with ultraviolet-visible and Raman spectroscopy. The natural synthesis of such compounds is anticipated in present-day and ancient environments wherever reduced hydrothermal fluids pass through iron sulfide-containing crust. Here, pyruvic acid was synthesized in the presence of such organometallic phases. These compounds could have provided the prebiotic Earth with critical biochemical functionality.

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页码：1337 / 1340

页数：4

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