Conditions for Purine Synthesis: Did Prebiotic Synthesis Occur at Low Temperatures?

Synthesis of purines under possible primitive earth conditions. I. Adenine from hydrogen cyanide

1961 • 385 citations

Aminomalononitrile and 4-Amino-5-cyanoimidazole in Hydrogen Cyanide Polymerization and Adenine Synthesis¹

1965 • 67 citations

Synthesis of Organic Compounds by High-Energy Electrons

1963 • 48 citations

Fast Reactions of Ascorbic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide in Ice, a Presumptive Early Environment

1965 • 41 citations

The Oxidative Dealkylation of Mesitol with Activated Manganese Dioxide

1966 • 21 citations

XC.—Studies on hydrogen cyanide. Part III. The freezing points of hydrogen cyanide–water mixtures

1931 • 13 citations

The hydrolysis and polymerization of hydrogen cyanide in alkaline solutions

1957 • 11 citations