Organic chemistry – Page 50
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Research
Ultra-bright x-rays film molecular reaction
‘Molecular movie’ provides new insight into classic ring-opening reaction
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ResearchEureka moment in supramolecular chemistry
Successful synthesis of an Archimedes solid using a single molecular component
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ResearchCopper click chemistry mechanism unravelled
Highly stable intermediates fundamental to favoured catalytic pathway
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OpinionMagic molecule modifiers
Late stage functionalisation can seem supernaturally powerful, says Derek Lowe – if you’ve got the nerve to try it
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ResearchPurely inorganic aromatic ion synthesised
Aromatic anion made from nitrogen and phosphorus synthesised
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ResearchTouch lights up supercooled material
Weight of a single cell is enough to induce crystallisation in amorphous organic material
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OpinionCatching the runaways
Exotherms in a plant require more than ice to avoid disaster, says Chemjobber
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ResearchComplex amines made easy (and cheap)
Iron-catalysed cross-coupling brings together nitroarenes and olefins in a single step in boon for drug makers
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ResearchOrganic chemistry’s complexity conundrum
New tool seeks to answer the question: can an organic chemist’s intuition be quantified?
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ResearchEspresso maker brews up tasty extraction
Household appliance isolates flu drug raw material from star anise while minimising pigment contamination
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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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