Reactions and synthesis – Page 34
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ResearchTheory vindicated as infrared laser drives up reaction's speed by 24%
Reaction efficiency could be improved by exploiting vibrational excitation
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ResearchMolecular box treats chemists to a strained surprise
Introducing pillar[4]pyridinium – the first of a new family of macrocycles
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ResearchSuper-reducing solvated electrons made with an LED
Laser-free method lowers the cost of producing hydrated electrons
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ResearchMOF squeezes catalyst into shape for switching reactivity
Porous material switches on nucleophilic organocatalyst’s hidden electrophilic site
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ResearchSuzuki–Miyaura–hydrogenation targets 3D drugs
Researchers design a new pathway to make sp3 enriched drug molecules
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ResearchA light switch for chemical reactions
Different wavelengths of light can flip the route a reaction takes
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ResearchAI translates chemistry to predict reaction outcomes
Machine learning tool predicts products of organic reactions by treating chemistry like language
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ResearchTelescope arrangement puts a twist on organic synthesis
Solvents, move aside – scientists achieve dry multicomponent synthesis in a single step with twisting screws
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ResearchLongest molecular chain paves way to interlocked polymers
Polymers made of mechanically interlocked molecules could make for strong but flexible materials
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ResearchCalcium breaks ‘like repels like’ rule in benzene alkylation
Serendipitous discovery sees main-group metal topple textbook paradigm
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ResearchIonic liquids yield ammonia under ambient conditions
Electro-reduction technique could spearhead an ammonia economy
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ResearchOld and new spectroscopic techniques team up to decipher intricate alkaloids
Cutting-edge strategies set to increase our access to chemical space after researchers use them to verify unprecedented structures
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ResearchCatalyst sets sights on C–H sites
New catalyst stereoselectively functionalises unactivated C–H bonds
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ResearchStainless steel takes the heat off difluoromethylation
Bespoke 3D-printed reactor makes use of greenhouse gas
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ResearchAcene synthesis sets new record for twisted molecules
Chemists prepare ‘twistacenes’ with torsion angles of up to 170º
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ResearchWhat’s left isn’t always right in total synthesis
Scientists turn detective to solve a decade-old stereochemical enigma
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ResearchTagging drugs with heavy hydrogen made as easy as flicking a light switch
Photoredox reaction simplifies metabolism studies by swapping hydrogen for deuterium or tritium
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ResearchSpaces can be useful
Truly functional MOFs are on the horizon but Susumu Kitagawa saw their potential when they were weak and idle
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ResearchCheap water splitting catalyst takes on precious peers
Hardy cobalt-based polyoxometalate can handle water splitting’s acidic conditions to compete with the best costly catalysts
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ResearchFlash lithiation made safe
Micromixing enables protecting-group-free synthesis of organolithiums