Researchers Discover New Insights into Carbene Formation

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 20, 2024

A team led by University of Maryland chemists has found a new method to create carbenes, highly reactive molecules essential for many chemical reactions, including those that produce carbohydrates. Carbenes are important precursors to the building blocks of life on Earth and potentially in space. The researchers created hydroxymethylene (HCOH), a carbene, by breaking down methanol (CH3OH)