Interstellar molecule · HCN
Hydrogen Cyanide
A simple nitrogen-bearing molecule widespread in space and central to prebiotic chemistry — many proposed routes to the building blocks of life pass through hydrogen cyanide and its relatives.
Environments, telescopes & molecules
Across astrochemistry
Knowledge connections
- Associated withPrebiotic Chemistry
- Associated withMolecular Clouds
- Associated withPrebiotic Chemistry
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The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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