Organic chemistry – Page 46
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ResearchTerpene analogues bear safer pesticides
Synthetic biology route to new versions of natural products, with surprising biological activities
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ResearchChemists snare 17-electron half-sandwich radical
Important organometallic complex finally isolated and characterised after 40-year pursuit
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ResearchMolecular shuttle slides into the solid state
Rotaxane ‘switch’ has been successfully wedded to a metal–organic framework
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ResearchAnton Toutov: The power of potassium
Anton Toutov discusses how using potassium to make silicon-containing organic chemicals has shaken up chemistry
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OpinionLimaspermidine and deethylibophyllidine
Desymmetrisation offers a neat way to add tricky features, says BRSM
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Research
Single-face fluorinated carbon ring takes the strain
Hexafluorocyclohexane created with all fluorines pointing ‘up’ could lead to new supramolecular strategies
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OpinionBack to basics for silylation
Karl Collins applauds the simplicity of adding silicon to heterocycles with KOtBu
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Research
Chemical building blocks produce a wellspring of organic molecules
A new automated platform speeds up synthesis of small molecules
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – March 2015
How cephalopods teach chemists about camouflage, and new ways to convert carbon dioxide into useful materials
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OpinionEnthralled by evaporation
A giant rotary evaporator is a mesmerising thing, says Chemjobber, but the plant requires a different approach
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ResearchRadical observation lights up combustion
First sight of hydroperoxyalkyl radical provides reaction kinetics data that will contribute to engine design
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ResearchExploiting the chirality of DNA
DNA covalently bound to cellulose offers new perspectives in asymmetric catalysis
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FeatureHigh hopes
Cannabinoids are finally coming out of the shadows and onto the shelves of pharmacies around the globe. Rachel Brazil reports
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OpinionRubriflordilactone A
Sometimes it’s worth building aromatics instead of buying them, says BRSM
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ResearchChemistry's toughest total synthesis challenge put on hold by lack of funds
‘Seemingly impossible’ synthesis of highly potent poison maitotoxin nears completion after eight years
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OpinionAlkynes reverse reactivity
A mild coupling of alkynes with thiol nucleophiles appeals to Karl Collins
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ResearchLight drives unusual rotaxane-to-catenane transformation
Chemists ring the changes of mechanically-interlocked molecules
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ResearchOne rotaxane, two catalytic stories
Molecular machine generates different products from a common set of building blocks
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FeatureLet the molecules do the talking
Using molecules rather than electronics or optics to send messages sounds far-fetched, but it’s common in nature. Nina Notman dials up some compounds and investigates