Table 3.
Synthesis of carboxylic acids in the presence of meteorites: Products (in micrograms) grouped by meteorite type
| C/molecule | Products* | Canyon Diablo | Campo del Cielo | NWA 4482 | NWA 2828 | Gold Basin | Dhofar 959 | NWA 1465 | Chelyabinsk | Orgueil | NWA 5357 | Al Haggounia |
| C2 | Oxalic (29) | 0.11 | 0.19 | 1.93 | 0.21 | — | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Glycolic (30) | 0.1 | — | 0.51 | — | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | |
| C3 | Pyruvic (31) | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.08 | — | 1.33 | 0.012 |
| Lactic (32) | 0.1 | — | 0.59 | 2.4 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.91 | |
| Malonic (33) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 3.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.36 | 0.2 | |
| Succinic (34) | — | — | 0.37 | 0.9 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | — | 0.03 | |
| Oxaloacetic (35) | 0.02 | 0.04 | 1.54 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.52 | 1.95 | — | |
| C5 | Ketoglutaric (36) | — | — | 0.58 | 0.05 | — | — | 0.2 | — | 0.07 | — | — |
| C6 | Hexanoic (37) | 0.01 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.67 | — |
| Ketoisocaproic (38) | 0.03 | 0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Citric (39) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.3 | — | 0.05 | — | — | |
| C7 | Pimelic (40) | — | — | — | 0.03 | — | — | 0.1 | — | 0.01 | — | — |
| C8 | Octanoic (41) | 0.2 | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | 4.6 | — | — | 2.88 | — |
| C9 | Nonanoic (42) | — | — | 0.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.08 | — |
| Azelaic (43) | — | — | 0.58 | 1.1 | 0.29 | — | 4.3 | — | 0.24 | — | — | |
| C12 | Lauric (44) | — | — | 0.65 | 0.2 | — | — | 0.9 | — | 0.3 | — | 0.4 |
| C14 | Myristic (45) | — | — | 2.21 | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | 0.27 | — | — |
| C16 | Palmitic (46) | — | — | 0.64 | 2.5 | 1.6 | — | 2.0 | 0.35 | 2.05 | 0.19 | 0.42 |
| C17 | Heptadecanoic (47) | — | — | 0.37 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| C18 | Stearic (48) | — | 3.2 | — | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | — | 0.49 | — | 0.12 | 0.38 |
| C20 | Arachidic (49) | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| Glycerol (50) | — | — | 1.21 | — | 0.10 | — | — | 1.45 | 0.46 | — | — |
*
The data are the mean values of three experiments with SD less than 0.1%. Products are given in micrograms (per 1-mL FA reactions). See Carboxylic Acids.