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Mar 15, 2024 | academic.oup.com | DST Unit |Co-first authors

Since the identification of methanol and ethanol (Ball et al. 1970; Zuckerman et al. 1975), it has become well-established that molecules containing the hydroxyl (OH) group are present in the interstellar medium (ISM; e.g. Turner & Apponi 2001; Hollis et al. 2004). These molecules are also known to be the constituents of the icy surfaces found within the Solar system (e.g. Despois 1992; Crovisier et al. 2004).