Organic chemistry – Page 4
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ResearchPolymer upcycling strategy adds azide groups with electrocatalysis
Azido-modifications serve as diversification points for click transformations
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ResearchAldehyde to benzene transformation takes an unexpected turn
Synthesis of spiro[2,4]heptadienes defies computational calculations
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ResearchSmall ring insertion expands structural editing toolbox
Bicyclic ring system made by adding a bicyclobutane into a thiophene
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ResearchNanocapsule seamed by calcium ions boasts huge internal volume
Giant metal–organic capsule assembles from C-ethylpyrogallol[4]arene and calcium ions
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ResearchMOFs + rotaxanes = MOFaxanes
Threading polymer chains through MOF microcrystals leads to a new class of interlocked system
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ResearchAtomic force microscopy probes mechanochemical kinetics
Exerting force in one direction increases Diels–Alder reactants’ sensitivity to pressure 1000 times
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ResearchClick chemistry with sound-induced mechanocatalysis
Researcher behind work says they ‘could be very close to a perfect way to conduct green chemistry’
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ResearchMechanochemistry makes gold salts that are soluble in organic solvents
No need for aqua regia, chlorine or mercury in this gold processing method
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ResearchFormation of chiral centres monitored in real time
Michael addition observed at single-molecule level
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ResearchCharge-transfer interactions during C–H activation directly observed
New insights could guide the design of better catalysts
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ResearchIdentifying single atoms with x-ray specificity
Combining synchrotron x-rays with scanning tunnelling microscopy gives atomic resolution
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OpinionMargaret Faul: ‘Stand for what you think is right’
The pharmaceutical executive on why chemistry clicked for her, and life as a female organic chemist in the drug industry
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NewsNew results vindicate suspect 63-year-old claim on synthesis of first catenane
Researchers hoping to debunk Edel Wasserman’s doubted claims of the first interlinked rings end up supporting them
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ResearchN-heterocyclic carbene ligands bulk up to better stabilise metal catalysts
New family of molecules has highest steric volume reported to date for N-aliphatic NHC ligands
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OpinionBoosting cubane synthesis with photosensitizers
Leaping to a greener approach for cubane synthesis
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WebinarPoisonous tales with author Hilary Hamnett
Hear from author Hilary Hamnett about her new book Poisonous tales: a forensic examination of poisons in fiction
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ResearchBenzene’s forgotten isomer takes centre stage in organic synthesis
1,2,3-cyclohexatriene proves to be an unexpected hit as a reagent in a wide range of reactions
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ResearchElectrophotocatalysis widens the scope of carbonyl olefination
New approach avoids the strong bases associated with the Wittig reaction, supporting a wider range of starting materials
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OpinionOrganic chemists should place their trust in machine learning’s black box
Submitting to the higher power of abstraction can strengthen our insights