All Reactions and synthesis articles – Page 12
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ResearchClassic multicomponent reaction finally gets chiral touch
59 years after its discovery, the Ugi reaction becomes enantioselective with the help of a chiral phosphoric acid
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Hydrogen bonds help porphyrin bend aromaticity rules
Molecule undergoes unprecedented topology switch from Möbius aromatic to Hückel anti-aromatic when immersed in polar solvent
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Macrocycles power up carbon nanotubes
Interlocked molecules tune the electronic properties of nanotubes, allowing researchers to control their catalytic activity
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Radical chain reactions could solve soot formation mystery
New theory suggests how solid particles of soot – or interstellar dust – form as volatile gaseous precursors burn
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Algorithm decides on chemical compromises when optimising self-driving experiments
Greek mythology inspires machine-learning approach
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Carboxylic acid layer integral to titanium dioxide self-cleaning method
Tricky surface analysis reveals unexpected mechanism
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NeuNMR set to enhance understanding of heterogeneous catalysis
Integrated neutron-scattering and NMR method proves much more powerful than the sum of its parts
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Lights – camera – catalysis!
Like thousands of chemists worldwide, Bert Weckhuysen is a keen photographer. More unusually, however, he has found a way to bring his hobby and his research together
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Red–blue light switch pushes equilibrium both ways
Switchable reaction cycle drives bond-making or breaking depending on light colour
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Molecular necklace with record 24 positive charges made
Supercharged catenane squeezes 24 positive charges into five-ring interlocked system
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Radical ion synthesis finally embraces green chemistry
Mechanochemical route to naphthalenediimide radical ions
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Round-the-ring catalysis makes cyclic peptides chiral
Classic hydrogenation catalyst installs multiple stereocentres one by one to create small amino acid rings as single enantiomers
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Merck’s €10k synthesis competition will lab test routes
Pharma company offers €10,000 in prize money for retrosynthesis challenge that will bench test finalists’ proposals
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Catalyst comms get specific
Organocatalyst selectively activates in response to light, hydrogen peroxide or acylase to control the rate of an aldol and Michael reaction
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Chameleon boron switches between electrophile and nucleophile
Mida boronates can be either electrophilic or nucleophilic in rearrangement reactions
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Highly reactive carbocations tamed in bond forming reaction
Chemists harness vinyl cations for hydrocarbon synthesis and discover an unusual mechanism along the way
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Silk cocoon-shaped electrocatalyst for water splitting
Cobalt polysulfide shows promise as low-cost alternative to platinum group catalysts
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Antioxidant repair keeps radical reaction running
Repurposed antioxidant’s mechanism-mending properties make tough alkene alkylation possible
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