All Reactions and synthesis articles – Page 40
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      ResearchDNA synthesis is just a click away
The technique could be an efficient and cost-effective method of gene synthesis
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      ResearchCarbohydrates promoted in new prebiotic theory
Aldol reactions between interstellar materials can make DNA sugar
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      OpinionThat’s stereochemistry
Recognising the tetrahedral nature of carbon changed science as well as explaining it
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      ResearchAn absolute acidity scale for solvents
Comprehensive solvent acidity scale could help make acid-catalysed reactions more reliable and reproducible
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      ResearchAlgorithm modelled on Google’s AlphaGo beats chemists at their own game
Organic chemists prefer routes plotted by software to those of other chemists
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      OpinionMake room for randomness in drug development
Setting free the dark horses sometimes beats the most rational planning
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      ResearchCatalyst made from plant roots promotes Suzuki reaction
Ecocatalyst recycling strategy could be used to recover precious metal pollutants from contaminated sites
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      WebinarCurrent topics in bioconjugation
Insights into making bioconjugates using optimal reagents and the latest techniques to create highly active and stable complexes
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      ResearchChemists find the σ-hole reason gold catalysts work
Calculations show low electron density makes nanoparticle corners and edges reactive
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      ResearchElectric shock brings diamines to life
A combination of electrochemistry and organic catalysis transforms alkenes into hard-to-make vicinal diamines
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      ResearchStructural sleuthing salvages superbug slayer
Combining ‘assembly line’ synthesis, spectroscopy and computational predictions solves stereochemistry riddle
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      ResearchNon-metal catalyst reduces carbon dioxide to liquid fuels
Conductive polydopamine channels electrons far more selectively than metal catalysts
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      ResearchPlasmonic catalyst makes light work of carbon monoxide
Hybrid nanoparticles harness photons to catalyse important reaction for fuel cells
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      ResearchUnusual bicyclic molecule extends frontier of aromaticity
Odd resonance stabilisation observed in ground state opens door to studying poorly understood phenomenon
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      ResearchSelf-destructing material mimics nature
Unstable chemical system inspired by ATP-consuming cells could be programmed to release drugs
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      ResearchLiquid metal catalyst shows promise in industrial reaction
Palladium dispersed in gallium outperforms solid catalysts at high temperature
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      Opinion(+)-Pleuromutilin
Total synthesis is sometimes the only way to explore the chemical space around a natural product
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      ResearchSun shines for iron catalyst to convert carbon dioxide to methane
Step on the road to sustainable fuel production as iron–porphyrin catalyst comes through under mild conditions