Reactions and synthesis – Page 28
-
ResearchHidden gene cluster unearthed to reveal antibacterial natural product
Scientists encourage soil microorganisms to express themselves
-
ResearchEngineered protein mimics photosynthesis to capture carbon
Genetically modified enzyme rivals heavy metal catalysts in photochemical carbon dioxide reduction
-
ResearchPropeller molecule acts as chirality sensor for solvents
Unusual chiral induction phenomenon observed in a molecular system
-
ResearchMercury poisoning test gets it wrong for palladium catalysts
The 100-year-old mercury drop test to distinguishing between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyst is not as reliable as chemists thought
-
ResearchBond-breaking reaction chops up wood chemical
Reaction that splits biphenols in two could convert lignin into useful chemicals
-
ResearchWaste vegetable oils turned into chemicals for drugs and plastics
Dual catalytic system converts complex carboxylic acids into terminal alkenes
-
ResearchFirst four-twist aromatic molecule made
A di-palladium complex with 54 π electrons is the first quadruply twisted aromatic molecule
-
ResearchChemical pulse animates lifelike colour-changing system
Purple–pink oscillation could herald strong and stimuli-responsive materials
-
ResearchCryo-EM method offers organic analysis certainty
MicroED technique gives rapid, unambiguous structure determination with small, amorphous samples
-
ResearchFirst persistent monosubstituted carbene created
Clever structural design enables room-temperature isolation of highly reactive molecule
-
ResearchMolecular archery allows chemists to see how bonds form
Scientists shoot the world’s smallest projectiles – individual molecules – and use them to study how reactions happen
-
ResearchChunky catalyst mimics enzyme to tackle tough reactions
Tricky Diels–Alder reactions or Mukaiyama aldol additions – a bulky chiral catalyst can do them all by squeezing substrates into its chiral pocket
-
ResearchFirst double aromatic molecule made
Hexaselenyl benzene cation is the first stable molecule with an aromatic ring inside another aromatic ring
-
-
ResearchThermally stable Lewis superacid added to chemists’ toolboxes
Lewis superacid that’s easy to prepare and handle
-
ResearchScale ranks reactivity of fluorinating reagents
System established by measuring how quickly electrophilic fluorinating reagents react with a common set of nucleophiles
-
ResearchRemote controlled self-optimising flow synthesis
Online interface could allow virtual sharing of complex kit, and enable simple improvement of reaction conditions
-
ResearchPlasmonic photocatalysts flatten reaction barriers
Light-driven reactions under mild conditions made possible with metal plasmonic nanoparticles
-
-
ResearchExotic amino acids made easy with radicals
Stereoselective radical coupling to rival classic Strecker synthesis for easy access to unusual amino acids