Reactions and synthesis – Page 14
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ResearchAutomated organic synthesis made easier with capsule-based console
Integrated console to synthesise drug-like molecules requires minimal user input
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ResearchAlkali cations boost carbon dioxide reduction into feedstock chemical
Discovery enables continuous-flow electrolysers with industrial potential
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ResearchAI enantioselectivity predictor set to power computational catalyst screening
Workflow involves mapping a reaction representation onto the activation energy of the stereocontrolling step
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ResearchFirst ever triply bridging phosphine glows in two colours when crushed
Copper triangle topped with μ3-bridging phosphorus ligand shows unusual colour-changing mechanochromic luminescence
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ResearchRapidly alternating polarity stars in selective electrochemical reduction
Rapidly fluctuating AC targets specific carbonyl groups in the presence of several reducible groups
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ResearchTri-agonist molecule designed to stimulate immune system crosstalk
Conjugation chemistry connects three different agonists around a triazine core
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ResearchAdding constraints to understand life’s chemical origins
Matt Powner wants to know if there are chemical rules that govern why certain synthetic strategies are embedded in biology
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ResearchUnstable silicon double bonds tamed in polymers made on metals
Process could ‘open the door’ to new electronic materials
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ResearchFour-electron transfer is a first for f-element chemistry
Uranium (II) systems shown to effect reduction of azobenzene to yield a bis(imido) uranium (VI) complex
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ResearchChemists reconsider the impact of through-space effects
Through-space electrostatic effects are shown to be dominant in certain radical reactions, where previously through-bond interactions were thought to determine reaction rate
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ResearchPhotocatalytic process picks out precious metals from waste electronics
Silver, gold, platinum and palladium can be retrieved sequentially from circuit boards and catalytic convertors
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ResearchSupramolecular cage unlocks mild aldehyde reduction strategy
Computational analysis reveals how encapsulation stabilises protonated oxocarbenium ion of furfural, which makes the carbonyl moiety easier to reduce
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ResearchPlasmon-assisted click reaction reverses typical relationship between temperature and rate
Decrease in temperature seems to extend lifetime of plasma-induced excited states, which increases probability of reaction occurring
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ResearchProgrammed cyclodextrin synthesis picks out specific molecule from 117,655 possibilities
Thioacetate orienting group allows for fine-tuned cyclodextrin functionalisation
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ResearchTandem catalysis and smart design offer new route to polypropylene plastic
Selective combustion of hydrogen by-product improves oxidative propane dehydrogenation yields
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ResearchNeural network based on autocatalytic reaction performs image classification
Click reaction between small organic molecules used to execute a computing task
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ResearchWarped nanographene at odds with aromaticity
Scientists discover a π-electron circuit with an odd number of electrons in a polycyclic system
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ResearchCoordinative bonding to carbon more nuanced than first thought
New insights from valence bond theory enhance understanding of bonding in carbones
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ResearchDouble bond metathesis extended to germanium compounds
Partner swapping reaction carried out with digermene compounds, with no need for a catalyst
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ResearchElectrochemistry enables new, greener route to aromatic sulfonamides
One-step, metal-free, scalable route synthesises key functional group in drug discovery