Emma Radoux
After completing my chemistry degree at the University of Liverpool, UK, I ventured south for a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry at the University of Cambridge. During my time there, I was selected for the SciFinder Future Leaders programme, which opened my eyes to a world of science beyond the lab bench. A science communication writing prize later, I knew my days in the lab were numbered, and shortly before submitting my thesis I joined the Royal Society of Chemistry as a publishing editor. I now spend my days reading, writing and editing across a range of areas in chemistry, and reading columns instead of running them.
ResearchMore metallomimetic chemistry from boron
One boron atom bonds like a transition metal in two different ways
ResearchDiels–Alder study casts doubt on innate endo-selectivity
New evidence questions the Alder endo rule of simple Diels–Alder reactions
ResearchFirst reaction on carbon nanobelts creates largest ever iptycene
Diels-Alder reactivity signals that carbon nanobelts could be useful building blocks for large macrocyclic carbon-based structures
ResearchRegiodivergent synthesis creates various medium-sized rings from same reagents
Temperature and solvent direct reaction output
ResearchElectrolyser selectively consumes carbon dioxide in unpurified flue gas
Method tackles kinetic and thermodynamic hurdles
ResearchNew carbodiphosphoranes break superbasicity record
Chemists overcome synthetic challenges to make uncharged carbon molecules that sit at far end of THF basicity scale
ResearchChiral borane complexes catalyse new synthesis opportunities
N-heterocyclic carbene-borane complexes with a rare stereogenic boron centre demonstrate potential in stereoselective catalysis
ResearchEnzyme redesign magnifies rare sugar synthesis
Tweaks could allow scientists to explore the commercial potential of an unusual disaccharide found in Japanese sake