IRAS 04302+2247 CO, CS, CN, H2CO, CH3OH maps

Molecular emission is vertically stratified, with CO observed at larger disk heights (aperture z/r~0.41-0.45) compared to both CS and H2CO, which are nearly cospatial (z/r~0.21-0.28). In the outer midplane, the line emission decreases due to molecular freeze-out onto dust grains (freeze-out layer) by a factor of >100 (CO) and 15 (CS). The H_2_CO emission decreases by a factor of only about 2, which is possibly due to H2CO formation on icy grains, followed by a nonthermal release into the gas phase.

The inferred [CH_3_OH]/[H_2_CO] abundance ratio is 0.5-0.6, which is 1-2 orders of magnitude lower than for Class 0 hot corinos, and a factor ~2.5 lower than the only other value inferred for a protoplanetary disk (in TW Hya, 1.3-1.7). Additionally, it is at the lower edge but still consistent with the values in comets. This may indicate that some chemical reprocessing occurs in disks before the formation of planets and comets.