title: Recent progress in the prebiotic chemistry of HCN.
abstract: This article reports some recent results on the mechanisms of synthesis of biologically important molecules in oligomerizing solutions of HCN. It will also attempt to summarize, as completely as possible, our present state of knowledge concerning the range of products obtained under a variety of conditions in this reaction system.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D014867:Water; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide