Reactions and synthesis – Page 8
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ResearchExclusive polymers made using mechanochemistry
Ball-milling method avoids solubility issues with ring-opening metathesis polymerisations
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ResearchMineralisation makes chemical recycling of fluoropolymers a possibility
By using molten sodium hydroxide, researchers show they can produce fluorite from fluoropolymers in a two-step process
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ResearchCobalt nanoparticles behind alternative to lead-based Lindlar catalyst
Dietary supplements market could benefit from catalyst that performs the semi-hydrogenation of a range of vitamin precursors
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ResearchArtificial active transport offers new way to prepare complex oligorotaxanes
Novel class of molecular pump is driven by transamidation
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ResearchFirst synthesis of aza-triangulene in solution
Chemists synthesised and isolated unstable species and its cation in crystalline form
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ResearchDouble heptagon-containing fullerenes produced by low pressure combustion
Study finds identical nonclassical fullerene cores can created by separate processes
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ResearchMultitasking boron catalyses first aldol reaction from esters
Using esters instead of aldehydes offers chemists a completely new retrosynthetic disconnection
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ResearchChemical decapitation renders PFAS harmless
An unexpected mechanism destroys persistent perfluorinated chemicals, though the method isn’t ready for the field yet
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ResearchArtificially evolved enzyme tackles tricky cross coupling
Directed evolution on the metalloenzyme cytochrome P450 creates a catalyst for making macrocyclic antibiotics
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ResearchPerfluorocubane catches electron in molecular box
Cube-shaped molecule can hold a single electron – a real-life version of the ‘particle in a box’ principle from quantum mechanics textbooks
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ResearchElectrons become chiral reagent in polymer synthesis
Chiral polymer made from completely achiral chemicals using only electrons’ angular momentum
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ResearchNature inspires greener generation of metal hydrides to make formic acid from CO2
The iron–sulfur cluster catalyses the electrocatalytic formation of manganese hydrides
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ResearchClever carbene synthesis replaces notoriously hazardous chemistry
Reactive carbon compounds can now be made from aldehydes instead of explosive or unstable reagents
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ResearchManganese coordination polymer separates xylene isomers
A highly flexible and stable material offers new opportunities for industrial xylene purification
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ResearchTime-resolved spectroscopy shines new light on migratory insertion mechanism
Using lasers to probe metal-centred reactions leads to new understanding of highly reactive catalytic intermediates
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ResearchElectrochemical ‘game-changer’ could make aniline production greener
Sustainable production of important feedstock for dyes, drugs and herbicides is scalable
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ResearchImprobable rotaxane made using a foldamer helix
Macrocycle displaced to a site for which it has no formal affinity
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ResearchChiral molecules beat magnets when it comes to boosting water splitting
Decorating the catalyst with helicenes doubles the activity of the oxygen evolution reaction
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ResearchQuantum tunnelling enhances ozone decay
The OH + HCl → H2O + Cl reaction rate is boosted by strong hydrogen bonding, which generates quantum transition states
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ResearchMicrodroplets tackle scale-up issues for enzyme-photocoupled catalysis
Gas-spray reactor enhances light illumination efficiency and boosts rate of reaction