Vinyl Cyanide Membrane

The study that details their findings titled alma detection and astrobiological potential of vinyl cyanide on titan was published in the july 28th issue of the journal science advances.

Vinyl cyanide membrane.

Acrylonitrile is an organic compound with the formula ch 2 chcn. Still the fact that vinyl cyanide has the theorized ability to form membranous balls is even more tantalizing now that we know how abundant it is on titan. Molecular modeling studies of a variety of molecules containing these elements showed that vinyl cyanide was the molecule most likely to form a stable and flexible membrane that acts like earth based membranes under titan s conditions. The sheet could form a hollow microscopic sphere that they dubbed an azotosome.

Although the existence of vinyl cyanide c2h3cn on titan was previously inferred using cassini mass spectrometry a definitive detection has been lacking until now. It is a colorless volatile liquid although commercial samples can be yellow due to impurities. In the right conditions vinyl cyanide could form cell membranes. Palmer says there is enough vinyl cyanide on titan to form up to 30 million cell membranes per cubic centimetre of liquid in one of the hazy moon s largest seas.

Going by mass alone there s enough. The compound might be suitable for cell membranes. To further investigate the role of vinyl cyanide on titan scientists will need to conduct more laboratory simulations study membrane formation in methane rich environments and keep combing. In terms of its molecular structure it consists of a vinyl group linked to a nitrile it is an important monomer for the manufacture of useful plastics such as polyacrylonitrile.

It has a pungent odor of garlic or onions. Vinyl cyanide found on titan aliens have at it. Still vinyl cyanide based life like any other would face challenging circumstances on titan.