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Title: A Comprehensive Review of HCN-Derived Polymers
Authors: Ruiz Bermejo, Marta
De la Fuente, J. L.
Pérez Fernández, Cristina
Mateo Martí, Eva
Keywords: HCN- derived polymers;Cyanide chemistre;Prebiotic chemistry;Multifunctional materials;2D materials
Issue Date: 29-Mar-2021
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/pr9040597
Published version: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/4/597
Citation: Processes 9(4): 597(2021)
Abstract: HCN-derived polymers are a heterogeneous group of complex substances synthesized from pure HCN; from its salts; from its oligomers, specifically its trimer and tetramer, amino-nalono-nitrile (AMN) and diamino-maleo-nitrile (DAMN), respectively; or from its hydrolysis products, such as formamide, under a wide range of experimental conditions. The characteristics and properties of HCN-derived polymers depend directly on the synthetic conditions used for their production and, by extension, their potential applications. These puzzling systems have been known mainly in the fields of prebiotic chemistry and in studies on the origins of life and astrobiology since the first prebiotic production of adenine by Oró in the early years of the 1960s. However, the first reference regarding their possible role in prebiotic chemistry was mentioned in the 19th century by Pflüger. Currently, HCN-derived polymers are considered keys in the formation of the first and primeval protometabolic and informational systems, and they may be among the most readily formed organic macromolecules in the solar system. In addition, HCN-derived polymers have attracted a growing interest in materials science due to their potential biomedical applications as coatings and adhesives; they have also been proposed as valuable models for multifunctional materials with emergent properties such as semi-conductivity, ferroelectricity, catalysis and photocatalysis, and heterogeneous organo-synthesis. However, the real structures and the formation pathways of these fascinating substances have not yet been fully elucidated; several models based on either computational approaches or spectroscopic and analytical techniques have endeavored to shed light on their complete nature. In this review, a comprehensive perspective of HCN-derived polymers is presented, taking into account all the aspects indicated above.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12666/586
E-ISSN: 2227-9717
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