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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OpinionMy arcane and curious connection to metal-organic frameworks
Fernando Gomollón-Bel uncovers a link between his hometown and the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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NewsMeet the three scientists who have just won the Nobel prize in chemistry
Learn about the lives of newly minted chemistry Nobel laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi
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NewsExplainer: why have metal–organic frameworks won the Nobel prize in chemistry?
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi scooped the Nobel prize for their work on MOFs – here’s everything you need to know
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News2025 chemistry Nobel prize goes to the scientists behind metal–organic frameworks
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi take top prize for discovery and development of versatile materials with a huge surface area
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NewsThe 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry as it happens – live
Join us as we provide analysis and commentary in the run up to the announcement of the biggest prize in chemistry
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Webinar200 years of benzene, the peculiar molecule that defied classification
Join us on 11 November to celebrate benzene’s 200th birthday
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OpinionBuilding better batteries with chemistry’s toolbox
How organic chemistry powers the development of sustainable batteries
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ResearchOne-pot atom swap chemistry allows direct indole-to-benzimidazole conversion
Industrial chemists set to benefit from addition to skeletal editing toolbox
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ResearchComprehensive investigation suggests stirrer bars have little impact on reactions
Examination of over 300 organic reactions suggests stirring is nothing more than a placebo
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ResearchPorphyrin ring pushes the size limit for fully aromatic molecules
Nanoring structure features 18 porphyrin units linked together by butadiyne units
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ResearchReviving organobismuth chemistry
Despite its low cost and low toxicity, bismuth has found limited applications in organic synthesis. Liam Ball is working to change that
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WebinarExploring the frontiers of the periodic table: bismuth catalysis and its applications
Join us on 16 October to learn about state-of-the-art synthesis coming from one of the world’s leading catalysis research groups
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ResearchStereochemical editing used to tune explosive power of cage-like energetic materials
Stereoisomers found to exhibit substantial differences in density, stability and detonation performance
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OpinionExploring the potential uses of usnic acid
As well as protecting lichen, this compound could have medical and cosmetic applications – if toxicity concerns can be overcome
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BusinessThe challenge of developing oral alternatives to peptide weight loss drugs
Companies are racing to develop alternatives to injectable diabetes and weight loss drugs
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NewsWhat are the top journals in chemistry right now?
Following the recent release of journal impact factors, we round up the leading journals across 10 chemistry fields
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ResearchStrange tetra-alcohol synthesised in simulated interstellar ice
After finding ‘impossible molecule’ methanetriol, team reaches ‘the final frontier’ and detects methanetetrol after 100 years
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ResearchClever carbene chemistry offers unified way to make cyclopropanes
Radical route cuts out explosive reagents
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ResearchCarbene coating completely cuts corrosion on iron surfaces
A ’molecular double-sided tape’ protects iron from rusting with 99.6% efficiency
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ResearchMorphine analogues kill pain with fewer negative side effects
Redesign of the potent painkiller’s core prevents breathing suppression and reduces addiction-related behaviours in mice