Catalysis – Page 17
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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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ResearchCatalyst sets sights on C–H sites
New catalyst stereoselectively functionalises unactivated C–H bonds
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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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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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OpinionNatural selection
Bioactive compounds don’t just inspire new synthetic strategies, they’re also the ultimate test
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Opinion(‒)-Pavidolide B
An innovative approach to making five-membered carbon rings makes for a strikingly short synthesis
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ResearchReductive power of hydrated electrons unleashed with green lasers
New technique produces solvated electrons with a visible-light responsive photocatalyst
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FeaturePhotoredox: charge of the LED brigade
Forget fluorescent light bulbs, photochemistry has become a lot more sophisticated
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ResearchChiral catalyst switches selectivity in seconds
Helical copper compound’s enantioselectivity can be inverted while reaction is running
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OpinionForcing fluorines into shape
Sometimes unnatural molecules can be more challenging to synthesise than natural metabolites
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ResearchSuper-electrophilic ions enable selective modification of bioactive molecules
New technique will help medicinal chemists explore chemical space
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ResearchCarbohydrates promoted in new prebiotic theory
Aldol reactions between interstellar materials can make DNA sugar
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ResearchSmog eating paint does more harm than good
Photocatalytic paints for reducing air pollution may actually do the opposite
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ResearchCatalyst made from plant roots promotes Suzuki reaction
Ecocatalyst recycling strategy could be used to recover precious metal pollutants from contaminated sites
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ResearchChemists find the σ-hole reason gold catalysts work
Calculations show low electron density makes nanoparticle corners and edges reactive
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ResearchNon-metal catalyst reduces carbon dioxide to liquid fuels
Conductive polydopamine channels electrons far more selectively than metal catalysts
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ResearchPlasmonic catalyst makes light work of carbon monoxide
Hybrid nanoparticles harness photons to catalyse important reaction for fuel cells
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ResearchLiquid metal catalyst shows promise in industrial reaction
Palladium dispersed in gallium outperforms solid catalysts at high temperature
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ResearchSun shines for iron catalyst to convert carbon dioxide to methane
Step on the road to sustainable fuel production as iron–porphyrin catalyst comes through under mild conditions