===== On the Discovery of Glycolamide in the ISM =====

V. M. Rivilla, M. Sanz-Novo, I. Jiménez-Serra, J. Martín-Pintado, L. Colzi, S. Zeng, A. Megías, Á. López-Gallifa, A. Martínez-Henares, S. Massalkhi, B. Tercero, P. de Vicente, S. Martín, D. S. Andrés, M. A. Requena-Torres, and J. L. Alonso\\
reported on the\\
**[[https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ace977|First Glycine Isomer Detected in the Interstellar Medium: Glycolamide (NH2C(O)CH2OH)]]**\\
//Astrophys. J. Lett.// **953**, Art. No. L20 (2023).\\
The molecule was detected in the course of a molecular line survey of the Galactic Center molecular cloud G+0.693–0.027 employing the Yebes 40 m and IRAM 30 m radio telecopes. The transitions cover 31 to 98 GHz with 1 ≤ //J// ≤ 7 and //K<sub>a</sub>// ≤ 5. Some lines are unblended, slightly blended, or the peak of the line is at most slightly blended. Some further lines are blended more substantially. The glycolaldehyde/glycolamide ratio is ∼15, while the ethanol/ethanolamine ratio is ∼40.\\
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Contributor(s): H. S. P. Müller; 08, 2023

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