https://astrobiology.com/2023/12/jwst-observations-of-young-protostars-joys-detection-of-icy-complex-organic-molecules-and-ions-i-ch4-so2-hcoo−-ocn−-h2co-hcooh-ch3ch2oh-ch3cho-ch3ocho-ch3cooh.html
Complex organic molecules detected in the gas phase are thought to be mostly formed on icy grains, but no unambiguous detection of icy COMs larger than CH3OH has been reported so far.
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