Preprints

I sort the publications I post on The Astrochymist by the month in which they are formally published in a journal issue. Sometimes articles end up in limbo for an extended time. This is a particular problem with what I call "special issue limbo." While it is common now to have article collections that are spread out over multiple issues of a journal, some journals still accumulate articles until the issue is closed and published.

From time to time I search more broadly than my usual slate of 50+ journals where most astrochemistry articles are published. This is a good place to cite articles in press in journals like JACS, J Phys Chem C, etc. so they will make it onto the main Publications page in due course. Any "x" placeholder indicates missing information about volume, article number/page range, and/or year of publication.

This web page also hosts unreviewed articles submitted to nontraditional venues for disseminating results, such as HAL.

Miscellaneous Articles
Mineral Quantum Dots on the Moon
A. Roy, R. Ramachandran, S. V. Singh, K. K. Marhas, W. Khan, J. K. Meka, M. Ambresh, S. Rathi, V. Thiruvenkatam, P. Janardhan, S. N. Gupta, N. J. Mason, A. Bhardwaj, S. Vijayan, and B. Sivaraman
hal-05354527 (2025)
Published: 7 Nov 2025
Controlled Formation and Unusual Reactivity of Cyanohexatriyne (HC7N), a Synthetically Challenging Interstellar Cyanopolyyne
L. Lefrançois, M. Cremer, T. Roisnel, J.-C. Guillemin, and Y. Trolez
Chem Eur J x, x (2026)
Published: 27 Jun 2026
High nitrogen and carbon isotopic ratios in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
C. Opitom, J. Manfroid, D. Hutsemékers, E. Jehin, M. M. Knight, K. Aravind, L. Ferellec, D. Bodewits, V. V. Guzmán, M. Cordiner, R. C. Dorsey, F. La Forgia, M. Lippi, B. P. Murphy, C. Snodgrass, and M. Bannister
Nat Astron x, x (2026)
Published: 6 Jul 2026
The Rich Chemistry of Ionized Methanol With Sulfur Dioxide: Pathways to Prebiotic and Elusive Species in Earth's Atmosphere and Space
M. Satta, D. Catone, M. C. Castrovilli, and A. Cartoni
Chem Eur J x, x (2026)
Published: 9 Jul 2026
Shake-up resonances in dissociative electron attachment of formamide
S. Falconer and K. Bravaya
Faraday Discuss x, x (2026)
Published: 20 Jul 2026
Probing Exoplanetary Chemistry with Ariel: Scientific Priorities and Observational Strategies
O. Venot, Y. Miguel, R. Baeyens, S. Bellotti, G. Cassone, Q. Changeat, R. Cloutier, A. Coustenis, D. Dubey, B. Edwards, K. Hakim, E. Hébrard, C. Helling, H. R. Hrodmarsson, L. Janssen, A. Y. Jaziri, G. Lacedelli, P. Lavvas, J. Lillo-Box, A. Louca, A. Masson, Z. Martins, K. Molaverdikhani, B. Montesinos, H. Nicholls, E. Palle, P. Rimmer, D. Rodgers-Lee, J. Tennyson, S.-M. Tsai, R. Veillet, S. N. Yurchenko,
RAS Tech Instrum x, x (2026)
Published: 26 Aug 2926
Detection of hydrocarbons in Titan using high-resolution cross-correlation spectroscopy
M. Coelho, R. Rianço-Silva, D. Gonçalves, P. Machado, and Z. Martins
RAS Tech Instrum x, rzag068 (2026)
Published: 3 Sep 2026
A periodic system of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for predictive molecular growth processes
W. Li, H. Ju, M.-G. Xu, S. J. Goettl, J.-Z. Yang, L. Zhao, and R. I. Kaiser
Chem Sci x, x (2026)
Published: 7 Sep 2026
Isocyanoalkynes: Leveraging a High-Energy Interstellar Lead for Unique Multi-Bond-Forming Cascades
H. Tian, T. Brinck, C. Absil, and F. F. Fleming
J Am Chem Soc x, x (2026)
Published: 23 Sep 2026
Nonequilibrium Formation of Pyridine (C5H5N) in Interstellar Ice Analogs: Implications for Biorelevant Nitrogen Heterocycles in Ryugu and Bennu
J. Wang, Z. Wang, S. Inada, and R. I. Kaiser
J Am Chem Soc x, x (2026)
Published: 28 Sep 2026

Please send information about additional articles in limbo here.
If possible, include the DOI or a link to the article's abstract.
Maintained by DE Woon
Updated 11 October 2026