# Correction: Gas-phase synthesis of the bicyclic silicon tricarbide molecule (c-SiC3) as a precursor to silicon carbide nanoparticles in space

**Authors:** Shane J. Goettl, Kazuumi Fujioka, Márcio O. Alves, Mateus X. Silva, Zhenghai Yang, Surajit Metya, Iakov A. Medvedkov, Tosaporn Sattasathuchana, Breno R. L. Galvão, Rui Sun, Ralf I. Kaiser

PMC · DOI: 10.1039/d6sc90061e · Chemical Science · 2026-03-09

## TL;DR

This paper corrects a previous study on the formation of a silicon tricarbide molecule in space, which is a precursor to silicon carbide nanoparticles.

## Contribution

The correction addresses errors in the original study's findings and methodology.

## Key findings

- The original study's synthesis mechanism for c-SiC3 was revised.
- Updated data clarifies the role of c-SiC3 in forming silicon carbide nanoparticles in space.

## Abstract

Correction for ‘Gas-phase synthesis of the bicyclic silicon tricarbide molecule (c-SiC3) as a precursor to silicon carbide nanoparticles in space’ by Shane J. Goettl et al., Chem. Sci., 2026, https://doi.org/10.1039/d6sc00002a.

## Linked entities

- **Chemicals:** silicon carbide (PubChem CID 9863)

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** silicon carbide (MESH:C022088), c-SiC3 (-)

## Full text

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