Origin of Life: From Chaos to Orderliness

摘要

Investigated are physical and chemical conditions resulting in the formation of the ever complex organic substances from inorganic components. We investigated a number of chemical reactions running in underwater hot volcanic sources whose result is that from inorganic compounds form various organic molecules. Catalysts of the reactions may be solid particles containing transit metals that are present in hydrothermal waters. Products of reactions of reducing carbon dioxide under these conditions are formic, acetic, pyruvic acids and also methanol. This explains the formation also of more complex organic substances playing an important role in the origin of life in the medium of hydrothermal sources.