Organic chemistry – Page 31
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Opinion
Management by numbers
Reducing intellectual processes to metrics runs the risk of people working to the numbers not the goal
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ResearchNew optical sensors can easily detect heavy water
Colorimetric tests could find applications in NMR, photoacoustics and quality control
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ResearchSupple sugars enable smallest cyclodextrins ever
Bridge that connects hydroxyls enables control over ring conformations in synthetic breakthrough
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ResearchPolycyclic hydrocarbons finally make waves
New aromaticity insights could help advance organic electronics
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ResearchFlexible catalyst systems open up nitrile chemistry
One new strategy enantioselectively produces amines from nitriles, and another generates valuable alkenyl nitriles
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NewsIupac names 10 chemistry innovations that will change the world
Nanopesticides, MOFs and 3D bioprinting among potential breakthrough technologies for a sustainable future
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ResearchLigand selector steers C–N cross-couplings down most sustainable path
Tool is step towards strategy that considers reagents and reactants above and below the arrow
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ResearchCobalt singled out for selective alcohol oxidation
Support network aids performance by isolating catalytic metal
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ResearchNew hydroamination reactions discovered after revisiting old mechanism
Unexpected but reasonable results show there’s nothing boring about organoboron chemistry
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ResearchWarnings that dirty stirrer bars can act as phantom catalysts
Metal contaminants that can’t be removed by cleaning can be a serious problem for sensitive reactions
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ResearchCo-crystals fish out cannabinoid from plant extract
Purifying cannabidiol from natural cannabis extract made cheap and easy thanks to amino acid partner
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ResearchCan sodium make organic cross-couplings sustainable?
Microparticle dispersions make abundant but feisty sodium safer to use as replacements for organolithium in carbon–carbon bond formation
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ArticleCreating carbon–carbon bonds via transition metal catalysis
Cross-coupling and metathesis reactions are powerful ways of making carbon–carbon bonds, the crucial links behind most organic compounds
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PodcastVinblastine and vincristine: Vinca alkaloids
Kat Arney unearths a story of an overlooked female researcher in the search for the origins of cancer drugs found in plants
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OpinionWhat molecules should we make with a chemputer robot?
Digitising organic synthesis could revolutionise life in the lab
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ResearchSynthesis-searching software’s superior scoring sharpens selections
Realistic costs and diverse suggestions make Chematica more insightful
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