What insights can we get from a daisy chain structure without a preferential low-energy arrangement of mechanically linked components?

What insights can we get from a daisy chain structure without a preferential low-energy arrangement of mechanically linked components?
CRISPR-Cas9 was used to edit spider genes, revealing their roles in eye development and enabling fluorescent silk production for the first time.
Automated continuous flow synthesis enables rapid nitration of furfural to produce nitrofuran-based pharmaceuticals with high yields in five minutes.
A nickel-catalyzed method for the hydro- and deuterodehalogenation of (hetero)aryl halides under aqueous micellar conditions achieves high efficiency and excellent yields in over 40 examples.
Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel and Carsten Müller, Germany, and colleagues have spent over a decade investigating the fascinating behavior of the [F₅]⁻ anion in a cryogenic neon matrix
Medalla Echegaray 2024 recognizes Luis Oro’s distinguished research career
Lutz Ackermann and colleagues have introduced a new class of chiral oxazoline ureas as κ²-N,O-preligands for enantioselective transition metal catalysis
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Inspired by Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Javier García Martínez shares tips for young scientists, gathering insights from both emerging and established chemists
Inspired by Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Javier García Martínez shares tips for young scientists, gathering insights from both emerging and established chemists