Organic chemistry – Page 48
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OpinionThe crystal ball that can tell lies
X-ray structures are not necessarily definitive, says Derek Lowe, especially when it comes to biomolecules
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FeatureDetecting chirality
Katia Moskvitch finds out about the latest techniques to determining a molecule’s chirality
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OpinionShow the way but leave no trace
Karl Collins examines a stealthy strategy for directed C–H activation
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ResearchCarbon–carbon couplings go 3D
Reaction extends 2010 Nobel prize winning Suzuki coupling and can be used to modify natural products
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OpinionHow good do you want it?
Quality analysis is a very different ball game to a simple reaction check, says Chemjobber
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PodcastNaphthalene
Once a fusty way of keeping moths out of clothes, Brian Clegg explains how naphthalene may have helped bring life to Earth
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OpinionMandelalide A
New reactions need to belong in a synthesis, says BRSM, not be forced in for show
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - May 2014
We speak to the ‘sultan of synthesis’, Phil Baran, and Peter James explains how labs can save cash on energy bills
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PodcastDiphenyl oxalate
Nature has a range of ways to create bioluminescence. Not to be outdone, chemists create their own glow with diphenyl oxalate.
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FeatureThe sultan of synthesis
Phil Baran is spurring organic chemists to rethink how they make complex compounds, as Mark Peplow discovers
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PodcastDichloromethane
It smells sweet, is potentially lethal and organic chemists rely on it: Emily James on dichloromethane
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PodcastBatrachotoxin
Stephen Wallace introduces batrachotoxin, a deadly toxin that comes from a beautiful little frog
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