All Organic chemistry articles – Page 15
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SponsoredAccurate temperature control achieving big results, on a small scale
Radleys’ compact reaction station brings accurate temperature control to chemical scientists managing small-scale experiments
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Research
Mechanochemistry bypasses need for solvents in Suzuki coupling
Adding a small amount of olefin dramatically improves challenging solid-state coupling reaction
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Research
Algorithm increases certainty of stereochemical assignments in flexible molecules
Computational fitting procedure set to reinvigorate vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy
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Opinion
Fluorine: the T rex of the periodic table
Pass out the nickel superalloy reactor kit, it’s time to tame that most reactive of elements
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First molecular knots made from just benzene rings
Catenane and trefoil knot are the first mechanically interlocked molecules made from only carbon and hydrogen
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New chiral carbene expands ligand reservoir for asymmetric catalysis
Introducing rigidity boosts enantioselectivity
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AFM captures changing structures of charged molecules
Technique that adds electrons one by one could enable new molecules to be synthesised by atomic manipulation
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Opinion
The silent rise of the robots
Mechanical helpers have been creeping into our labs for decades
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Research
Self-deoxygenating glassware is a breath of fresh air for oxygen-sensitive reactions
Lab vials coated with glucose oxidase convert dissolved oxygen into a catalyst for RAFT polymerisation
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Electric field flicks switch for bond breaking reaction
Proof that electrostatics can selectively power up one reaction in a multistep process
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Research
New hypervalent iodine compound is most powerful oxidant in series
2-iodoxybenzoic acid ditriflate can oxidise stubborn hydrocarbons and obstinate polyfluoroalcohols
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Opinion
(+)-Microladallene B
A weird structure is enough to spark chemists’ interest, even without any obvious use
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Research
Chiral borane complexes catalyse new synthesis opportunities
N-heterocyclic carbene-borane complexes with a rare stereogenic boron centre demonstrate potential in stereoselective catalysis
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Baran and Blackmond team up to wave farewell to tough ether syntheses
Oxidative decarboxylation produces carbocations that greatly speed up hindered ether production
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Opinion
'Coffee machine' synthesiser's first steps
Cartridge-based machine enables non-experts to make heterocycles
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Research
C–H fluoroalkylation tackles plastic waste
Photocatalytic method that upcycles aromatic polymers could breathe new life into rubbish
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Minty-fresh solvent for sustainable cross-couplings
Eucalyptol could replace diethyl ether, DMF, THF and toluene in many synthetic reactions
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Non-natural system uses covalent base-pairing to transfer information
Template-directed process that replicates non-biological molecules is step towards using evolution to explore chemical space
