Organic matter – Page 5
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(+)-Zincophorin methyl ester
New and old reactions combine for an elegant and concise synthesis
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In search of solvation
Process chemistry opens up a whole new world when it comes to solvent choice
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Functionalising pyridines with phosphonium salts
Newly-independent research groups often bring new perspectives to synthesis
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Still boiling after all these years
If you’ve got the facilities, distillation can be a powerful plant technique
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6-epi-Ophiobolin N
When it comes to cascade reactions, radicals are king of the ring-formers
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Lighting up crowded corners
Combining photocatalysis with organocatalysis opens doors to chiral quaternary centres
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Crossing the boundaries
Getting reagents across interfaces requires help from phase-transfer catalysts – but transferring information is harder
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An odd couple
Coupling unactivated phenols with amines requires an unusual approach, as Karl Collins discovers
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Dead in the water
A healthy sense of hydrophobia is a useful trait in the plant, says Chemjobber
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Scratching chiral surfaces
Heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis beyond hydrogenation is tricky, says Karl Collins
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Foaming at the reactor mouth
Turning a 1000 gallon reactor into a giant bubble bath is far from soothing, says Chemjobber
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Batzelladine B
Taming basic and reactive nitrogen atoms makes alkaloids more attractive targets, says BRSM
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A witches’ brew for trifluoromethylation
Karl Collins is surprised by the difficulty of a seemingly simple alkylation