All Reactions and synthesis articles – Page 48
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      OpinionScratching chiral surfaces
Heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis beyond hydrogenation is tricky, says Karl Collins
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      ResearchGlycerol-free strategy sweetens biodiesel synthesis
Catalytic process that turns plant oils into biofuel dodges annoying byproduct
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      ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2015
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories
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      OpinionFoaming at the reactor mouth
Turning a 1000 gallon reactor into a giant bubble bath is far from soothing, says Chemjobber
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      ResearchMove over moonshine, here comes sunshine
New twist on distillation efficiently separates ethanol from water using light
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      ResearchRotaxane raises the bar for self-replicating chemical systems
Self-replicating rotaxane may open the door for autonomous chemical synthesis
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      ResearchH2-free route to actinide hydrides
Safer and easier route to old and new actinide complexes uses phenylsilane as a hydride source
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      ResearchEucalyptus bears both catalyst and biofuel
Reaction residue regenerated into heterogeneous catalyst for hydrolysis process
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      ResearchUnnatural nanoreactor puts click reaction in the spotlight
Engineered nanopore reveals long-lived ‘click chemistry’ intermediate
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      OpinionBatzelladine B
Taming basic and reactive nitrogen atoms makes alkaloids more attractive targets, says BRSM
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      ResearchOne pot recipe for incompatible catalytic transformations
Polymer micelles isolate two catalysts that don’t get along to transform alkynes into chiral alcohols
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      ResearchCobalt could cut costs for pharma ingredients
Carboxylic acids and esters hydrogenated without the need for expensive precious metals
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      ResearchCarbon dioxide sees the light
New approach to reverse water–gas shift reaction combines catalyst and reactor in one device
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      ResearchCalcium carbide replaces explosive acetylene in organic synthesis
A safer way to make vinyl thioesters
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      ResearchMicrofluidic device lets the drop beat
Body-on-a-chip system that uses human cardiac cells has its finger on the pulse of microfluidic innovation
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      ResearchMegasupramolecules promise to quell fuel explosions
‘Sticky-ended’ molecules that self-assemble into long chains may have made 9/11 less deadly
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      PodcastXenon hexafluoroplatinate
Hayley Birch discovers the compound that opened up a wing of the periodic table for reactions: Xenon hexafluoroplatinate
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      OpinionA witches’ brew for trifluoromethylation
Karl Collins is surprised by the difficulty of a seemingly simple alkylation
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      ResearchFirming COFs up takes Michael reaction catalysis forward
Chemists stabilise hexagonal layers that form nanochannels, which help speed up conversions
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