The method has applications in organic chemistry, particularly within the pharmaceutical industry. A team of scientists has developed an electrochemical technique that enables precise, para-position ...

Speeding up chemical reactions is key to improving industrial processes or mitigating unwanted or harmful waste. Realizing ...

KAUST’s MFDA model chooses from 10,000 solvents and boost organic thermoelectric output by 20×, making waste-heat harvesting practical.

A highly enantioselective Mannich reaction of α-fluoroindanones with isatin-derived N-Boc-ketimines catalyzed by a quinine-derived phase-transfer catalyst was developed. A variety of 3-substituted ...

MIT gave photosynthesis a boost by evolving rubisco to work faster, raising hopes for higher crop yields and more efficient ...

The authors proposed two hypotheses: first, that methamphetamine induces neuroinflammation, and second, that it alters neuronal stem cell differentiation. These are valuable hypotheses, and the ...

Researchers employ a single-phase reaction of metal ions and an organic compound to create conductive, well-organized ...

A series of compounds featuring fused six-membered silicon rings represents a step up in complexity for the class of ...

Scientists have developed a nanosecond-scale electrical detection technique to film chemical reactions at the single-molecule level. This breakthrough directly observed hidden intermediates in a key ...

Reactions that alter organic scaffolds by a single atom are already proving useful, but time will tell if they’ll fundamentally change how molecules are made ...

Controlling regioselectivity remains one of the major challenges in hydrocyanation. When an unsymmetrical alkyne undergoes ...