Scientists at OIST have defied a foundational rule in chemistry by creating a stable 20-electron version of ferrocene—an organometallic molecule once thought to be limited to 18 valence electrons.

Benjamin List and David W. C. MacMillan take home the prize for revolutionizing chiral organic synthesis with small-molecule catalysts Asymmetric organocatalysis is a widely used technique and ...

Making molecules is hard work. Atoms must be stitched together into specific arrangements through a series of chemical reactions that are often slow, convoluted and wasteful. The 2021 Nobel Prize in ...

A computational method accurately predicts the optimal ligand for a photochemical palladium catalyst, enabling new radical reactions of alkyl ketones. Ketones are common components in many organic ...

Maitland Jones Jr., a respected professor, defended his standards. But students started a petition, and the university dismissed him. By Stephanie Saul In the field of organic chemistry, Maitland ...