Organic chemistry – Page 57
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OpinionLyconadin A
Having spent a few years working in the pharmaceutical industry, one thing I’ve learnt is that Alzheimer’s disease isn’t an easy nut to crack. Any opening into its prevention or treatment is understandably leapt upon, especially natural products such as the Lycopodium family that show activity against ...
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NewsHeteroaromatic rings of the future
A new computer program compiles library of untapped aromatic heterocycles
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FeatureOrganic pioneer
Christopher Ingold's insights into mechanism and reactivity established many of the principles of organic chemistry. John Ridd reveals more about his life and work
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Rubioncolin B
Researchers have successfully synthesised the complex natural product Rubioncolin B using a biomimetic approach that mimics nature's own chemistry, providing new insights into how plants construct these intricate molecules.
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Hypocrellin A
Marisa Kozlowski's team at the University of Pennsylvania has developed an elegant synthesis of hypocrellin A that uses helical chirality to control traditional stereocentres through a dynamic stereochemistry transfer reaction.
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Callipeltoside A
Harvard's David Evans has applied his renowned aldol reaction expertise to synthesise callipeltoside A, a complex natural product that has challenged chemists since its isolation in 1996.
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Fashion drives natural product synthesis target selection
Total synthesis is not immune to the vagaries of fickle fashion, says Dylan Stiles
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Superacids: the strongest chemicals that can protonate anything
What could possibly contain the strongest acid in the world, asks Dylan Stiles