All articles by Katrina Krämer – Page 19
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ResearchMercury poisoning test gets it wrong for palladium catalysts
The 100-year-old mercury drop test to distinguishing between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyst is not as reliable as chemists thought
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NewsAction plan launched to tackle gender inequality and bullying in chemistry
Bullying helpline and childcare grants among measures outlined in Royal Society of Chemistry report that reveals why chemistry has an equality problem
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ResearchBond-breaking reaction chops up wood chemical
Reaction that splits biphenols in two could convert lignin into useful chemicals
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ResearchCool MOF could make for greener air con
A porous material could unlock water’s cooling potential in energy-efficient fridges and air conditioners
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ResearchFirst four-twist aromatic molecule made
A di-palladium complex with 54 π electrons is the first quadruply twisted aromatic molecule
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ResearchElectron still spherical despite efforts to prove otherwise
Despite increasingly sensitive measurements, the electron has no dipole moment that would hint at exotic new particles
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ResearchMolecular archery allows chemists to see how bonds form
Scientists shoot the world’s smallest projectiles – individual molecules – and use them to study how reactions happen
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ResearchChunky catalyst mimics enzyme to tackle tough reactions
Tricky Diels–Alder reactions or Mukaiyama aldol additions – a bulky chiral catalyst can do them all by squeezing substrates into its chiral pocket
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ResearchFirst double aromatic molecule made
Hexaselenyl benzene cation is the first stable molecule with an aromatic ring inside another aromatic ring
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NewsChemistry business leader to head UK’s national life sciences institute
GlaxoSmithKline’s non-executive director Vivienne Cox has been appointed chair of the Rosalind Franklin Institute
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ResearchInorganic molecule mimics odd benzene isomer
Zwitterionic boron–nitrogen compound has σ bond between two π orbitals
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NewsWhat is directed evolution and why did it win the chemistry Nobel prize?
If you’ve got questions about yesterday’s chemistry Nobel prize then we’ve got answers
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NewsLaser tools bag physics Nobel as first woman wins prize for 55 years
Arthur Ashkin, inventor of optical tweezers, shares honour with laser pulse pioneers Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou
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NewsImmune-stimulating cancer treatment takes 2018 medicine Nobel
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo receive science’s highest honour for discovering how cancer stops immune cells from attacking
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ResearchHealthy animals mimic body odour of sick companions
Sniffer mice and chemical analysis suggest that sickness odours are contagious
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ResearchExotic amino acids made easy with radicals
Stereoselective radical coupling to rival classic Strecker synthesis for easy access to unusual amino acids
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ResearchMetal crystals reveal long-held secret behind their ultrafast growth
Hidden pre-organisation means supercooled silver crystals can grow at a rate of up to 100 metres per second
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ResearchSimple propeller molecule builds complex porous material
Symmetric compound self-assembles into holey lattice that can self-heal and store gases
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NewsUltracold molecules are poised to unearth chemistry’s foundations
Molecules close to absolute zero will soon help chemists unravel the toughest questions about why reactions occur at all
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ResearchClassic multicomponent reaction finally gets chiral touch
59 years after its discovery, the Ugi reaction becomes enantioselective with the help of a chiral phosphoric acid