Primordial carbonylated iron-sulfur compounds and the synthesis of pyruvate

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Cody, GD [1 ]
Boctor, NZ [1 ]
Filley, TR [1 ]
Hazen, RM [1 ]
Scott, JH [1 ]
Sharma, A [1 ]
Yoder, HS [1 ]
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[1] Carnegie Inst Washington, Geophys Lab, Washington, DC 20015 USA
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10.1126/science.289.5483.1337
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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];
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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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