Organic chemistry – Page 3
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FeatureIlluminating antiaromaticity
Aromaticity’s dark alter-ego is ready to emerge into the sunlight. James Mitchell Crow talks to the scientists trying to exploit the instability
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ArticleWater microdroplet chemistry enables catalyst-free Diels–Alder reaction
‘Quasi-benzyne’ radical drives exotic reactivity
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ResearchCould mechanochemistry have saved Abbott Laboratories $250 million?
Ball milling solves problem of disappearing ritonavir polymorph
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ResearchTelling left from right: chirality detection faces up to its weaknesses
New solutions are being found to an enduring problem in chemistry
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ResearchFirst mirror-image cyclodextrins come together ‘like Lego’
L-enantiomers could be more stable than their existing, more common, forms
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ResearchCrystalline cages create unusual ‘touchless’ sensors
Researchers connect chemistry and engineering to create touch-free buttons based on the detection of the skin’s water
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ResearchCross-coupling technique cracks open alcohols for chemical synthesis
A new alcohol–alcohol cross coupling reaction could become a powerful new tool for synthetic chemists
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ResearchDIY recycling protocol could save organoiridium waste from incinerators
‘A very good solution to solve a niche problem’
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Research3D-printed capsules enhance speed and safety of synthetic chemistry
Encapsulated reagents allow chemists to ditch their Schlenk line to synthesise ferrocene
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ResearchEnergetically unfavourable Diels-Alder reaction driven by chemical fuel
Carbodiimide fuel powers rare, thermodynamically unpromising reaction between diene and dienophile
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OpinionHarnessing biodiversity through natural products research in the Philippines
Collaborative projects aim to produce cheaper and more effective medicines
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ResearchPorphyrin ribbons transport charge with no resistance
Molecules could form the basis of ‘perfectly transmissive’ molecular wires
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ResearchBad habits obscuring thermodynamic reality of photocatalytic reactions
Dubious assumptions and contentious nomenclature muddying the literature
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ResearchSodium lumps, glucose and mechanochemistry behind ammonia-free Birch reduction
Protocol solves ‘malleability problem’ of activating alkali metals like sodium
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ResearchEnzyme engineering makes blue denim greener
Environmentally friendlier alternative to indigo dye can now be made at a competitive price
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ResearchClassic cross-coupling reactions rerouted to make new products
Combination of Suzuki–Miyaura and Buchwald–Hartwig couplings produces carbon–nitrogen–carbon linked compounds
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ResearchMachine learning could ‘change the paradigm’ for polaritonic chemistry
Model reveals influence of vibrational strong coupling during light-driven reaction
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OpinionBin Liu: ‘Breakthroughs always need patience’
The materials expert on deciding to become a scientist, collaboration and fishing