Organic chemistry
The latest chemistry news and research on organic chemistry, including synthesis, natural products and total synthesis, reaction mechanisms and supramolecular chemistry, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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ResearchQuantum tunnelling explains why several supposedly stable benzene isomers will never be made
Research highlights importance of considering quantum effects in computational studies on strained molecules
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NewsThe refugee organic chemist
After a harrowing journey from his native Afghanistan one refugee chemist has found safety in a postdoc position in the UK
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OpinionA chemist in the flower garden
The beautifully complex molecules plants produce are as inspiring as the blooms themselves
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ResearchPFAS-free synthesis of fluorinated drugs and pesticides
Flow chemistry introduces trifluoromethyl group onto a range of compounds using just caesium fluoride as the fluorine source
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ResearchTeaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolution
Anthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in nature
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WebinarCopper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond-forming processes
Join us 15 October to explore cutting edge copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond formations used in industrial applications
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ResearchPeptide bond interactions explain collagen’s ‘impossible’ longevity in dinosaur bones
Discovery reveals why bonds are a million times more stable than expected
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ResearchUnprecedented natural products uncovered in springtails
Highly hetero-substituted benzenes serve as chemical deterrents for species of insect-like creatures
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ResearchStudy demonstrates how mixtures of isotopologues can store high density information
Encoding process works by varying extent of deuteration in an aminoquinoline carboxylic acid
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ResearchForce-sensitive molecule pulled apart to create highly reactive aryne
High-intensity ultrasound initiates formal retro-[2+2] cycloaddition by stretching a benzocyclobutene core from strategically placed anchor points
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OpinionBeing wrong is almost inevitable
On the tightrope of expressing your opinion, you always risk looking a fool
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NewsChina cracks down on fentanyl precursor chemicals
Three fentanyl chemical ingredients will be subject to new restrictions from September
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OpinionMedicinal chemistry’s biological blind spots
Despite advances in modern medicine, there are some big gaps in our knowledge
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ResearchChemical ‘waves’ used to encode words as Morse code
A controllable, oscillating reaction has been used to generate waves of different forms for information transduction
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OpinionThe power of a printed chart
Even in this online era, some things are still best kept on paper
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ResearchDesigner ylide transfers single carbon atoms
Single-atom carbon transfer reagent provides the latest breakthrough in skeletal editing
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ResearchForgotten borole synthesis expands family of antiaromatic compounds
Study investigates how benzene-fused borole compares to its non-fused and doubly-fused cousins
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ResearchElectrochemical reaction outcomes controlled by customised AC waveforms
Programmed alternating currents allow researchers to choose between reaction mechanisms with the flick of a switch
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ResearchSuper-fast automated synthesis promises to make chemistry accessible to many more
Order of magnitude improvement in speed result of technology optimisation
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ResearchHarnessing carbene reactivity with light
Two-step photocatalytic strategy produces metal carbenes easily and safely