Reactions and synthesis – Page 13
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ResearchChemists control reaction path with mechanical force
Mechanochemical mechanism exploited to access unconventional trajectories on a reaction’s potential energy surface
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ResearchChemists reconsider C–H and C–C bond length rationale
Quantitative proof for steric repulsion theory
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ResearchGlass catalysis screening study prompts reactionware rethink
Base-catalysed reactions are up to 1000 times faster in the presence of glass
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ResearchGold double helix assembles with DNA-like precision
DNA construction principles create first ever double-helical gold nanocluster assembly
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ResearchMolecular machines talk to living cells for the first time
Artificial molecular motors gently pull on cells’ membrane receptors to trigger a biochemical response
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ResearchOrigin of mysterious alpha effect in nucleophilic substitution reactions unveiled
Alpha nucleophiles’ ability to get close to electrophiles – rather than their intramolecular lone pair repulsion – gives them unusual reactivity
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ResearchFrom nerve agent simulant, to pharma ingredient
Portable microreactor offers a new way to dispose of paraoxon
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ResearchFun with f-elements
Working with lanthanides and actinides may be challenging, but David Mills says the field is ripe for discovery
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ResearchSortase A strategy could see ribosomal products reach further across chemical space
Compound libraries set to benefit from process that harnesses promiscuity of post-translation enzymes
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ResearchNanomaterial stores radicals to power photopolymerisation in the dark
Reaction driven by long-lived radicals experiences fewer side reactions than photopolymerisation under light irradiation
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ResearchPhotocatalytic system mimics sunflowers by bending towards light
Phototropism boosts photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production
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ResearchGenetically engineered microbes convert waste plastic into vanillin
Plastic bottle becomes industrially useful product thanks to biosynthetic transformation
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ResearchSynthetic overhaul for hepatitis C drug could ease manufacturing demands
Chemists hope their five-step synthesis will increase global accessibility of uprifosbuvir and other lifesaving antivirals
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ResearchIodine revealed to be killer species that destroys tin-based perovskites
New insights into the mechanism that inactivates tin solar cells could lead to greener, more efficient devices
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ResearchAnti-electrostatic halogen bonding shown in solution for the first time
UV-vis spectroscopy and computational analysis explore nature of counterintuitive anionic interaction
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ResearchBlue light triggers ‘unprecedented’ reaction in old catalyst
Traditional iridium intermediate switches from allylic substitution to cross coupling when exposed to blue light
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ResearchReaction confined between copper nanopyramids transforms carbon dioxide into ethylene glycol
Copper arrangement promotes C–C coupling and lowers formation barrier for a key intermediate
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ResearchUncovering new transformations by using electricity as a reagent
Song Lin explains the power of electrochemistry and how he fosters an inclusive environment for his research group
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ResearchRe-evaluating pyridine’s role in chlorination reaction
Well-established mechanism for chlorination using dichloroiodobenzene together with pyridine proven wrong
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ResearchPeptide ligation strategy unlocks diverse range of structural motifs
Approach expected to influence design of protein–protein interaction inhibitors