Organic chemistry – Page 36
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ResearchUnpicking a unique molecular network
Computational modelling informs self-assembly solution
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OpinionKetones perform at the palladium
C–H activation takes the stress out of organometallic couplings
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NewsWanted: synthetic chemists (humans need not apply)
Automation could free chemists from tedious lab work – if they’re ready to think differently about research
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Research‘Ikea reactionware’ promises to democratise organic chemistry
3D-printed modular reactor that ‘a child could use’ makes a drug in 40 hours
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ResearchCall for chemists to stop ignoring quantum tunnelling
Deeper insights into reactions and how to build artificial enzymes could await those who come to terms with quantum phenomenon
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FeatureCan we control reactions with electric fields?
Think beyond the hot plate and stirrer – the consequences could be revolutionary, says Joshua Howgego
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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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OpinionChanging the reproducibility rulebook
It pays to know when taking shortcuts is acceptable, and which it’s safe to take
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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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ResearchCalcium breaks ‘like repels like’ rule in benzene alkylation
Serendipitous discovery sees main-group metal topple textbook paradigm
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OpinionBeyond buckets and batches
Embracing flow chemistry means leaving behind some faithful friends
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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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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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OpinionThe value of quantification
A skills gap is emerging in organic synthesis that needs to be closed