Organic matter
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OpinionThe active uses of an inert gas
Meeting the many demands for nitrogen in chemical plants requires a fascinating piece of equipment
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Maintaining motivation
Competition might work in the short term, but a supportive environment produces more sustainable results
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Fully automated synthesis of fluorine-18 PET tracers
Making radioisotopes suitable for positron emission tomography
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Enabling environments support the development of diverse teams
A great workplace allows individuals to be constrained only by the limits of their own minds
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Online conferences have benefits worth retaining
Nothing’s quite the same as a scientific meeting
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Taking benzyl fluorides beyond game changing reports
Decarboxylative cross-coupling to produce benzyl fluorides
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Visiting chemical plants
Seeing how other chemists do their work can be an eye-opening experience, in more ways than one
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Exploring nickel reactivity in C–H activation chemistry
Coming closer to an alternative for palladium
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Cleaning up chemical kitchens
In a busy plant, ensuring small changes don’t produce unforeseen toxic impurities is key
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(±)-Rhabdastrellic acid A
A triterpene that looks innocuous until it reveals the highly strained conformation of its rings
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Stereoselectivity with a twist
Helical ligands amplify solvent chirality to control reaction outcomes
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Am I really a scientist?
Whether in a lab, an office or on a stage, we are no strangers to wrestling with self-identity
