Is cyanoacetylene prebiotic?
Cyanoacetylene is an earlier intermediate in a proposed prebiotic synthesis of cytosine, while cyanoacetaldehyde is a later intermediate. There is no scientific basis for the claim that cyanoacetaldehyde is more plausibly prebiotic than cyanoacetylene in this context.
Orgel
Leslie E
LE
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA. orgel@salk.edu
D000114:Acetylene / Q000737:chemistry*; D003486:Cyanides / Q000737:chemistry*
D003486:Cyanides; D000114:Acetylene