All Organic matter articles – Page 5
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OpinionForcing fluorines into shape
Sometimes unnatural molecules can be more challenging to synthesise than natural metabolites
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Opinion(+)-Pleuromutilin
Total synthesis is sometimes the only way to explore the chemical space around a natural product
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OpinionNickel catalyst couples alcohols and carbon dioxide
Flexibility and low cost make nickel a firm favourite in catalysis
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OpinionCrystal clear
The dark craft of crystallisation is an essential skill when working on kilogram scale
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Opinion(+)-Zincophorin methyl ester
New and old reactions combine for an elegant and concise synthesis
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OpinionIn search of solvation
Process chemistry opens up a whole new world when it comes to solvent choice
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OpinionFunctionalising pyridines with phosphonium salts
Newly-independent research groups often bring new perspectives to synthesis
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OpinionStill boiling after all these years
If you’ve got the facilities, distillation can be a powerful plant technique
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Opinion6-epi-Ophiobolin N
When it comes to cascade reactions, radicals are king of the ring-formers
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OpinionLighting up crowded corners
Combining photocatalysis with organocatalysis opens doors to chiral quaternary centres
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OpinionCrossing the boundaries
Getting reagents across interfaces requires help from phase-transfer catalysts – but transferring information is harder
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OpinionAn odd couple
Coupling unactivated phenols with amines requires an unusual approach, as Karl Collins discovers
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OpinionDead in the water
A healthy sense of hydrophobia is a useful trait in the plant, says Chemjobber