Reactions and synthesis – Page 24
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ResearchAFM captures changing structures of charged molecules
Technique that adds electrons one by one could enable new molecules to be synthesised by atomic manipulation
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ResearchShrinking process generates uniform carbon nanotubes
Researchers contract carbon nanotubes down to their theoretical limit
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ResearchMicrodroplets’ chemical wizardry could have given life a helping hand
Droplet reduction may shed light on puzzles of the prebiotic era and offer a new way to do green chemistry
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ResearchSelf-deoxygenating glassware is a breath of fresh air for oxygen-sensitive reactions
Lab vials coated with glucose oxidase convert dissolved oxygen into a catalyst for RAFT polymerisation
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ResearchResurrected enzyme aces cellulose catalysis
Protein that survived extreme conditions on early Earth could be a boon for biofuel industry
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ResearchElectric field flicks switch for bond breaking reaction
Proof that electrostatics can selectively power up one reaction in a multistep process
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ResearchFloppiness scale untangles knotted molecules
Chemists use floppiness factor to characterise mechanically interlocked molecules using mass spectrometry
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ResearchNew hypervalent iodine compound is most powerful oxidant in series
2-iodoxybenzoic acid ditriflate can oxidise stubborn hydrocarbons and obstinate polyfluoroalcohols
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ResearchChiral borane complexes catalyse new synthesis opportunities
N-heterocyclic carbene-borane complexes with a rare stereogenic boron centre demonstrate potential in stereoselective catalysis
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ResearchMagnets that double efficiency of water splitting could help usher in a hydrogen economy
New catalysts based on earth-abundant metals are ‘game-changer’ for hydrogen production
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ResearchStudy ranks interactions between hydrogen-bond acceptors and cations
Experiments establish a set of parameters that will help scientists predict the free energies of the interaction between cations and hydrogen-bond acceptors in any solvent with good reliability
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ResearchCarbon dioxide generated then recycled in polymerisation bicycle
Zinc catalyst links two polymerisation reactions to grow block copolymer
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ResearchBaran and Blackmond team up to wave farewell to tough ether syntheses
Oxidative decarboxylation produces carbocations that greatly speed up hindered ether production
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ResearchBrown ring molecule defies the very definition of oxidation state
Classic nitrate test compound isolated for the first time challenges chemistry governing body’s ideas on oxidation state
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ResearchCan catalysis save us from our CO2 problem?
We need to start seeing carbon dioxide as as a valuable raw material to make chemicals, fuels and even food
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ResearchC–H fluoroalkylation tackles plastic waste
Photocatalytic method that upcycles aromatic polymers could breathe new life into rubbish
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ResearchTrefoil knots steer cancer drug leads in fresh direction
Chemists look to links and knots in the search for new cancer therapies
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ResearchMinty-fresh solvent for sustainable cross-couplings
Eucalyptol could replace diethyl ether, DMF, THF and toluene in many synthetic reactions
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ResearchQuantum mechanical mechanism behind 100-year-old textbook reaction revealed
Study challenges established understanding of Michael addition as it uncovers Pauli repulsion’s key role in halogen catalysis
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ResearchNon-natural system uses covalent base-pairing to transfer information
Template-directed process that replicates non-biological molecules is step towards using evolution to explore chemical space