The discovery of prebiotic molecules in the interstellar medium (ISM) provides incentive to investigate the extraterrestrial formation of biomolecules. This study aims to illuminate potential interstellar synthesis pathways of nucleobase analogs by analyzing their gas phase dissociation patterns. Purine analogs are of particular interest as the location of functionalization directly effects the conjugation of electrons around the ring (Beste et al., 2009),impacting fragmentation processes under CID. The products observed in these processes are possible ionic precursors to nucleobase formation and often yield interstellar species, such as HNCNH/ H2NCN and NH3.
