Chemists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a methodology to enable coupling reactions for the ...

Catalysis: They are essential in catalysis, particularly in processes like hydrogenation, hydroformylation, and polymerisation. For example, Ziegler-Natta catalysts, which are organometallic compounds ...

Penn State researchers have uncovered a surprising twist in a foundational chemical reaction known as oxidative addition. Typically believed to involve transition metals donating electrons to organic ...

Family of compounds known as 1,2,3,5-tetrazines could have wide application in making new pharmaceuticals, chemical and biological probes, and other products. Chemists at Scripps Research have devised ...

Perovskites—a class of compounds with a unique ABX3 structure and high temperature stability—are promising materials for ...

The synthesis of organic compounds 1,2,3 is one of the most important and creative pursuits in modern science, requiring not only technical expertise, but also imagination, intuition and individual ...

IN NATURE and elsewhere, Prof. M. W. Travers and his collaborators have published the results of experiments on gaseous decomposition reactions, and have claimed that in a number of respects their ...

A team of organic and computational chemists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have created a new, modern tool to ...

Speeding up chemical reactions is key to improving industrial processes or mitigating unwanted or harmful waste. Realizing these improvements requires that chemists design around documented reaction ...

Ice grains from Enceladus reveal the richest mix of organics yet, offering the strongest clues that the moon’s hidden ocean ...