All Organic matter articles – Page 6
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OpinionScratching chiral surfaces
Heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis beyond hydrogenation is tricky, says Karl Collins
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OpinionFoaming at the reactor mouth
Turning a 1000 gallon reactor into a giant bubble bath is far from soothing, says Chemjobber
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OpinionBatzelladine B
Taming basic and reactive nitrogen atoms makes alkaloids more attractive targets, says BRSM
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OpinionA witches’ brew for trifluoromethylation
Karl Collins is surprised by the difficulty of a seemingly simple alkylation
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OpinionScrubbing up
Acid vapours are problematic on scales at which they corrode cars and cause acid rain, says Chemjobber
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Opinion(–)-Jiadifenolide
BRSM wonders what makes a route so good it becomes the last total synthesis of a complex target
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OpinionDispelling nickel’s catalytic demons
Stable Ni(IV) complexes could help nickel rival its flashier platinum-group cousins, says Karl Collins
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OpinionCatching the runaways
Exotherms in a plant require more than ice to avoid disaster, says Chemjobber
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OpinionLimaspermidine and deethylibophyllidine
Desymmetrisation offers a neat way to add tricky features, says BRSM
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OpinionBack to basics for silylation
Karl Collins applauds the simplicity of adding silicon to heterocycles with KOtBu
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OpinionEnthralled by evaporation
A giant rotary evaporator is a mesmerising thing, says Chemjobber, but the plant requires a different approach
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OpinionRubriflordilactone A
Sometimes it’s worth building aromatics instead of buying them, says BRSM
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OpinionAlkynes reverse reactivity
A mild coupling of alkynes with thiol nucleophiles appeals to Karl Collins
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OpinionSynthesising the midnight oil
A chemical plant on a night shift is just as lively as through the day, says Chemjobber, but for different reasons
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OpinionLycopodium alkaloids
Not all natural products are created equal. BRSM looks at a flexible route to some perennial favourites
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OpinionTwisting activity from amides
When amides get out of shape, a whole new world of asymmetric aldol reactions opens up, says Karl Collins
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OpinionTrekking across chemical frontiers
You can’t shake a 1000 gallon reactor, says Chemjobber, so plant-scale hydrogenation is a challenge of phase boundaries
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OpinionPsylloborine A
Late stage dimerisation is a tantalisingly elegant but risky strategy for total synthesis, says BRSM
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OpinionShow the way but leave no trace
Karl Collins examines a stealthy strategy for directed C–H activation