All Reactions and synthesis articles – Page 43
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ResearchUnusual metathesis catalyst holds stereoselectivity promise
Molybdenum catalyst can make Z -trifluoromethyl-substituted olefins useful for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and materials
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OpinionWhat counts as a step during chemical synthesis?
Disagreements over the definition of a chemical step underlie much broader questions
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OpinionHumphry Davy and cutting our carbon footprint
A 200 year old electrolysis experiment could hold the key to sustainable fertiliser production
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ResearchParasitic enzyme breaks down barriers to inositols
Flow process using a protozoan enzyme permits affordable, large-scale inositol production
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ResearchTemperature drop triggers chirality twist
Asymmetric reaction’s enantioselectivity turned on its head
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OpinionFunctionalising pyridines with phosphonium salts
Newly-independent research groups often bring new perspectives to synthesis
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ResearchExotic 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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BusinessTaming vaccines with chemistry
Vaxxilon aims to simplify vaccine development by replacing biological components with well-defined synthetic molecules
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ResearchEarth-abundant metal catalyst activation made simple
Cheap metals put to work catalysing a range of reactions including basic carbon–carbon bond formation
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ResearchRecord polyhedron boosts molecular self-assembly
New supramolecular system shape found by chance inspires improved design principle
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ResearchRoadkill: 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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ResearchDye detective work uncovers Perkin’s chemistry secrets
The pioneering Victorian chemist didn’t reveal all in his patent on the first synthetic purple dye
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2016
We take a look back at some highlights from last year’s chemical science research
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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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ResearchChicken feed and food ingredients tame organolithium chemistry
Three second alkylation happens in air without cooling – or bursting into flames
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FeatureWhat it takes to make a new element
Yuri Oganessian tells us how nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson were made
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ResearchSpoked wheel polyphenylene rolls into flatland
Structure may act as building block for new class of 2D materials
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ResearchEngineered enzyme first to forge carbon–silicon bond
Protein offers new way to synthesise organosilicon compounds
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OpinionHow 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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ResearchWhen life gives you lemons, make catalysts
Lemon juice both biocatalyst and solvent in the synthesis of organic compounds