All Matter articles – Page 10
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FeatureThe messy chemistry that led to life
To understand how chemistry became biology, some chemists are eschewing simple reactions to study complex systems with many reactants and products. Rachel Brazil peers through the tangle
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ResearchHelicenes are the ‘first true organic electrocatalyst’ for carbon dioxide reduction
Bio-inspired molecules accelerate catalytic carbon dioxide reduction and offer advantages in stability and tuneability
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ResearchMechanochemically accelerated sublimations used to separate chiral molecules
New technique combines ball milling with NMR to monitor sublimations in real time
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ResearchRedesigned biopolymer solves thermal stability challenge
Chemical redesign makes PHAs easier to process and recycle
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ResearchMechanistic mysteries of nickel catalysts unveiled
New discoveries reveal the effect of several salts and anions in nickel-catalysed reactions, including cross-couplings and polymerisations
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ResearchRapid alternating polarity brings new life to 189-year-old electrochemical reaction
A more sustainable approach to the Kolbe reaction could reduce chemists’ reliance on oil-derived materials
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NewsComposite achieves the virtually impossible – it’s electrically conducting, while thermally insulating
Material shows exceptional heat resistance while still conducting electricity and could find uses in aerospace
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ResearchBoron-doped olympicenes are surprisingly stable
By possessing useful electronic properties, boraolympicenes could have potential applications in organic electronics
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OpinionInterpreting the impact of AI large language models on chemistry
LLMs may outperform Alphafold, but currently struggle to identify simple chemical structures
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ResearchMelodies make molecules manipulable with musical machine models
Software represents molecules with sounds, rather than text and pictures
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NewsPartnership aims to integrate green chemistry into university courses around the world
Merck KGaA’s life science business and Beyond Benign want to reach 1 million university students a year
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ResearchExtraordinary crystal structure displays abiotic foldamer with unprecedented complexity
Four aromatic oligoamide helix-turn-helix units assemble in organic solvent into an abiotic architecture with quaternary-like structure
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ResearchSoapbark tree’s biosynthetic pathway for vaccine adjuvant saponins
Researchers use genome mining and bioengineering techniques to map out route
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ResearchDeveloping custom apparatus to determine battery electrolyte sweet spots
Susan Perkin discusses the unique technique she uses to understand liquids and how they interact with surfaces
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OpinionMeeting the tigers of the lab
Practical teaching strikes a balance between removing hazards and learning to respect them
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ResearchSkeletal editing provides a simple route to access isoquinolines
Direct nitrogen atom insertion into a broad range of indenes and cyclopentadienes
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FeatureEditing the structure of molecules
Nina Notman meets the chemists expanding the toolbox of reactions capable of adding, deleting and switching single atoms in rings at the heart of organic molecules
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WhitepaperBenchtop NMR for pharmacopeial assays
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Research‘Dynamic bonds’ reshape the rules of aromaticity and chirality
Discoveries could contribute to new understanding of organic chemistry, triggering applications in catalysis and materials science
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ResearchHarvesting water from the air with organic crystals
Discovery could lead to novel technologies for fighting water scarcity