All Reactions and synthesis articles – Page 32
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Research
Molecular archery allows chemists to see how bonds form
Scientists shoot the world’s smallest projectiles – individual molecules – and use them to study how reactions happen
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Chunky catalyst mimics enzyme to tackle tough reactions
Tricky Diels–Alder reactions or Mukaiyama aldol additions – a bulky chiral catalyst can do them all by squeezing substrates into its chiral pocket
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Thermally stable Lewis superacid added to chemists’ toolboxes
Lewis superacid that’s easy to prepare and handle
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Scale ranks reactivity of fluorinating reagents
System established by measuring how quickly electrophilic fluorinating reagents react with a common set of nucleophiles
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Remote controlled self-optimising flow synthesis
Online interface could allow virtual sharing of complex kit, and enable simple improvement of reaction conditions
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Article
Meet the next generation of science innovators
From metal–organic frameworks to enzymes, Johnson Matthey staff are working to make new discoveries
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Metathesis: around the catalytic cycle
Three Umicore scientists discuss the advantages that metathesis can bring to a variety of industries
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Plasmonic photocatalysts flatten reaction barriers
Light-driven reactions under mild conditions made possible with metal plasmonic nanoparticles
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Opinion
Combining Lewis acid and redox catalysis
Organic phenalenyl cations perform a dual role without transition metals
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Exotic amino acids made easy with radicals
Stereoselective radical coupling to rival classic Strecker synthesis for easy access to unusual amino acids
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Bifunctional catalyst enables direct production of liquid fuels from syngas
Zeolite-supported cobalt nanoparticles enable selective Fischer–Tropsch conversion of syngas to gasoline, jet fuel and diesel
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News
Ultracold molecules are poised to unearth chemistry’s foundations
Molecules close to absolute zero will soon help chemists unravel the toughest questions about why reactions occur at all
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Gold rush for lignin conversion
Catalytic breakthrough surrounding the notoriously difficult oxidative depolymerisation of lignin could make cellulosic ethanol biofuels commercially viable
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Classic 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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Webinar
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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