Inexpensive and non-toxic aluminum catalyst can make highly functional organic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide
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Ten Stereocenters in Five Steps
An astounding ten stereocenters can be constructed in just five steps from an azulenone to make a complex natural product skeleton
New Type of Metal-Carbon Bond
A new type of metal-carbon bond that forms at the edges of aromatic compounds could open up a new field of structures
Coiling Up Nanotubes
A general method for converting wire-like nanotubes into coils has been developed by chemists in Singapore
The Subtleties of Supping Red Wine
What is it about wine that gives a particular bottle its unique aroma or bouqet; analytical methods reveal new insights
Pulsating Microcapsules
Polymer gel microcapsules can oscillate in and out depending on pH, offering potential for regular, self-medicating devices
Light Relief for Proteins
Proteins have existed for billions of years, yet their photolytically weak sulfide bridges can be cleaved by light, so how do they persist?
Mineral Mechanisms
New insights into the behavior of magnesium amorphous calcium carbonate could explain natural mineralization
Logical Color Change
A temperature-dependent color change in a macrocyclic cyclotetraazocarbazole has led to the development of a new logical molecule
Improved Water Splitting Photocatalyst
Modifying the photocatalytic semiconductor tantalum nitride with an alkaline metal salt boosts efficiency in splitting water