Deuterated methanol (CD3OD), is a form (called an isotopologue) of methanol (CH3OH) in which the hydrogen atoms ("H") are replaced with deuterium (heavy hydrogen) isotope ("D").[1] Deuterated methanol is a common solvent used in NMR spectroscopy.

Deuterated methanol was first detected in interstellar space was Orion-KL in 1988 by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bizzocchi, L.; Caselli, P.; Spezzano, S.; Leonardo, E. (2014-09-01). "Deuterated methanol in the pre-stellar core L1544". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 569: A27. arXiv:1408.2491. Bibcode:2014A&A...569A..27B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201423858. ISSN 0004-6361.
  2. ^ Mauersberger, R.; Henkel, C.; Jacq, T.; Walmsley, C. M. (1988-04-01). "Deuterated methanol in Orion". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 194: L1 – L4. Bibcode:1988A&A...194L...1M. ISSN 0004-6361.


No tags for this post.