Organo-Halogens and their Possible Involvement in Prebiotic Chemistry

Autor: Singh Jagmeet, Lee Sunpyo, G. Somasundaram Siva, Luo Liaofu, Rasouli Mohammad, Jung Park Min, Aliev Gjumrakch, V. Kouznetsov Vladimir, Hyo Cha Byung, F. Darghiasi Seyedeh, Z. Mordkovich Vladimir, Samsudin Juniarto, Wang Long, E. Puerto Galvis Carlos, S. Herrera Arturo, V. Sineva Lilia, C. Ortiz-Villamizar Marlyn, Zhang Weiwen, Rahmanian Mehdi, N. Minyaeva Nina, Y. Méndez-Vargas Leonor, Zhu Yongqing, D. Bondarev Andrey, Theint Aye Theint, P. Fisenko Vladimir, Mohamed Ibrahim Idris Osama, F.T. Bernal Luis, M. Mikhaleva Liudmila, Yeong Baeg Joo, E. Kirkland Cecil, N. Chubarev Vladimir, Vallée Yannick, Lathwal Ankit, V. Tarasov Vadim, M. Naghib Seyed, Youssef-Saliba Sparta, del C.A. Esparza María, E. Solís Arias Paola, Agarwal Shalini, Zhang Lirong, Nath Mahendra
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Current Organic Chemistry. 24:774-784
ISSN: 1385-2728
Popis: In this review, we examined the possibility that some halogenated organic derivatives were used in the primitive ocean at the beginning of life on Earth. Firstly, we described the existence of extraterrestrial halogenated molecules, then we studied their nonbiological syntheses on the present Earth, especially in volcanic environments. In order to demonstrate the diversity of today’s halogenated biomolecules, representative examples are given and the biosynthesis of some of them is summarized. Finally, we proposed two aspects of the chemistry of halogenated compounds that may have been useful en route to biomolecules, firstly the use of methyl chloride as the first methylation reagent, secondly the synthesis and use of α-chloro-carbonyl derivatives.
Databáze: OpenAIRE