All Reactions and synthesis articles – Page 18
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ResearchDiels–Alder study casts doubt on innate endo-selectivity
New evidence questions the Alder endo rule of simple Diels–Alder reactions
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ResearchSuperbenzenes now do the twist too
Supertwistacene is the first configurationally stable chiral graphene nanoribbon
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ResearchIridium pincer complex promotes unprecedented ether decarbonylation
Scientists stumble upon unique transformation that involves breaking an extraordinary number of bonds
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ResearchUniversal chemistry software can turn words into chemicals
System could be the beginning of a brave new world of democratised chemistry
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ResearchValuable difluoromethylating agent obtained from refrigerant waste
Mild conditions used to turn a potent greenhouse gas into a bench stable and useful chemical reagent
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ResearchChiral benzyne made with single handedness for the first time
First enantioenriched aryne atropisomer can create chiral nanographene and anthracene structures
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FeatureDirect observation of the transition state
The mystery of precisely what happens when one chemical reacts to form a new one is now being revealed in ever greater detail
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FeatureArtificial enzymes: catalysis by design
Enzymes are nature’s ultimate catalysts and chemists are now on the verge of making their own versions from scratch
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FeatureHomogeneous C–H activation
In the final instalment of our grails series we look at how picking and choosing which bond to target holds the promise of transforming organic molecules at will
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ResearchCarbon bond formation reproducibility runs into reagent stability problem
Solid sodium alkoxides react with carbon dioxide and can hamper performance – but sometimes improve it
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ResearchDNA-compatible C–H activation method set to benefit drug discovery
Larger and more diverse DNA-encoded libraries on the cards thanks to new tool
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WebinarScaling up processes with Design of Experiments
Learn how Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies uses Design of Experiments to understand the best way to scale up reactions
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ResearchRetro-Diels–Alder study links solvent viscosity to reaction rate under microwave heating
New study helps to establish the parameters for microwave-specific rate enhancements observed in certain reactions
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ResearchHybrid light–matter particles offer tantalising new way to control chemistry
Early experiments are revealing that vacuum-field catalysis could make reactions happen with mirrors and nothingness
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ResearchNano-stirrer bars for microscale mixing made via continuous electrospinning method
Tiny stirrer bars could simplify the design of microfluidic platforms
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ResearchUltra-fluorinated cyclohexane shows off two faces
1,2,3,4,5,6‐hexakis(trifluoromethyl)‐cyclohexane is the most sterically crowded all-cis derivative
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ResearchIBM seeks to simplify robotic chemistry
RoboRXN system extends AI approach to extracting and checking chemistry information from patent literature to programming automation
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ResearchOpen-air performance for atom transfer radical polymerisation
Sodium pyruvate plays a lead role by regenerating the catalyst and scavenging hydrogen peroxide
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ResearchSound choreographs chaotic reactions
Bass tones create reproducible patterns in unpredictable out-of-equilibrium systems