A one-pot conversion of primary alcohols to aldoximes can be carried out in aqueous solution with the appropriate bacterial enzymes
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Explosives Detection Gels
Universal, portable and convenient detection system for the explosive triacetone triperoxide has been developed by US researchers
Shorter Time Around the Hairpin
Typical reactive conformation of a polymer is more extended than its equilibrium structure, which cuts reaction times predicted by classical Markovian theory
Curious About Binol in Graphene Prep
A binol salt can be used as a surfactant in the preparation of a stable aqueous dispersion of graphene
Solvent Effects: Steric vs. Thermodynamic
Steric characteristics are at least as important as the energetics of solvation for nucleophilic substitution reactions
Concerted Approach to Decomposition
NMR spectroscopy helps unravel how malonic anhydrides decompose, a long-standing point of controversy in physical chemistry
New Polymer for New Vision
Injectable polysiloxane gels could be used to create an adjustable replacement lens for people with cataracts or presbyopia
Molecular Pentafoil Knot Parameters
Detailed study of specific reaction parameters that allow pentameric cyclic Fe(II) double helicate and molecular pentafoil knot to form
Measuring the Mass of Nanoparticles and Viruses
Determining the mass and mass distribution of nanoparticles and viruses just got easier thanks to a novel approach to mass spectrometry
TB or not TB: Total Synthesis of Transvalencin Z
Total synthesis of the natural product transvalencin Z, a potential starting point for the development of drugs to treat tuberculosis