Issue 21, 2010
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Chemical Communications

On the prebiotic potential of reduced oxidation state phosphorus: the H-phosphinate–pyruvate system†

David E. Bryant,a   Katie E. R. Marriott,a   Stuart A. Macgregor,b   Colin Kilner,a   Matthew A. Pasekc  and  Terence P. Kee*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
E-mail: t.p.kee@leeds.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0)113 3436565
Tel: +44 (0)113 343642

b School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Perkin Building Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
E-mail: S.A.Macgregor@hw.ac.uk

c Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue SCA 528 Tampa, Florida, USA
E-mail: mpasek@cas.usf.edu

Abstract

H-Phosphinic acid and pyruvic acid, both plausible prebiotic chemicals, react selectively in water to build structural complexity including amide bond formation under remarkably mild conditions and oxidative coupling of P1 compounds to condensed pyrophosphorus compounds.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C002689A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Feb 2010
Accepted
26 Mar 2010
First published
12 Apr 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 3726-3728

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On the prebiotic potential of reduced oxidation state phosphorus: the H-phosphinate–pyruvate system

D. E. Bryant, K. E. R. Marriott, S. A. Macgregor, C. Kilner, M. A. Pasek and T. P. Kee, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 3726 DOI: 10.1039/C002689A

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