Abstract
AbstractMethyl isocyanate (CH3NCO) belongs to a select group of peptide-like prebiotic molecules. In this paper we present its first detection toward the solar type low-mass protostar IRAS16293-2422 (hereafter IRAS16293). CH3NCO is detected towards IRAS16293 as a warm component with Tex > 100 K and HNCO/CH3NCO ∼4-12. Also, its grain surface formation route is investigated in the laboratory. VUV processing of CH4:HNCO mixtures, investigated by IR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, revealed that it can be formed by reactions of CH3 and with (H)NCO. Observations and experiments strongly hint that methyl isocyanate is formed on interstellar dust grains.
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