Organic chemistry – Page 40
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Research
Theory put into practice as new class of superbase created
Carbon–phosphorus double bonds give extra basic molecule its super strength
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Opinion
How to expand the Cahn–Ingold–Prelog rules for supramolecules
A single change could solve the problem of noncovalent interactions
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Opinion
In search of solvation
Process chemistry opens up a whole new world when it comes to solvent choice
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Research
Sulfur linkage takes click chemistry in a different direction
Thionyl tetrafluoride-based ‘sleeping beauties’ enable click chemistry in a tetrahedral shape
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Opinion
Supramolecular evolution
Can chemists embrace disequilibria like they have non-covalent interactions?
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Research
Unusual metathesis catalyst holds stereoselectivity promise
Molybdenum catalyst can make Z -trifluoromethyl-substituted olefins useful for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and materials
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Radical chemistry stabilises the world’s smallest lasso
Molecular snare threads through itself under redox conditions
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Opinion
Functionalising pyridines with phosphonium salts
Newly-independent research groups often bring new perspectives to synthesis
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Braided molecules help scientists tie the knot
A complex molecular knot with eight crossing points has been made
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Exotic antimatter used to probe molecule's reactivity
Muonium spectroscopy can reveal photochemical reactivity and dynamics of specific carbons within an organic molecule
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Record polyhedron boosts molecular self-assembly
New supramolecular system shape found by chance inspires improved design principle
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Roadkill: new molecules at the side of the road
Wild animals run down on the roads can open surprising doors for opportunistic biochemists
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Opinion
Still boiling after all these years
If you’ve got the facilities, distillation can be a powerful plant technique
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Research
Chicken feed and food ingredients tame organolithium chemistry
Three second alkylation happens in air without cooling – or bursting into flames
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Research
Spoked wheel polyphenylene rolls into flatland
Structure may act as building block for new class of 2D materials
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Opinion
How much does fashion influence chemists?
Is that new reaction the next Nobel-worthy breakthrough, or just a flash in the pan?
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Webinar
From milligrams to kilograms: synthetic chemistry following nature’s lead
This webinar covers the discovery of greener chemistry in academia and its adoption in both medicinal and process chemistry groups
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Research
Light responsive molecular motor winds up helicates
Molecular switch enables non-invasive control of chirality