General carbonization and extraction procedure to prepare a series of N-doped carbon dots with different nitrogen contents
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Streamlined Anti-Cholesterol Drug Synthesis
Five steps have been removed from the synthesis of Atorvastatin, a widely used drug for lowering cholesterol
Unusual Bonding in Disulfur Ligands
Heterobimetallic disulfur monoradical reveals a bonding situation between the elusive ‘half-bonded’ S2 radical trianion and two S2– ligands
Sensitive and Selective Mercury Detection
Zinc(II) porphyrin–octadeoxythymidine is a highly sensitive and selective fluorescence and absorption sensor for mercury ions in water
New Kids on the Block: Base-Modified Nucleoside Triphosphates
Modified nucleoside triphosphates suitable for enzymatic amplification techniques, such as PCR, unlike phosphoramidite equivalents
Combining Metal Ions and Ligands to Fight Cancer
Researchers designed dithiocarbamato complexes as anticancer drugs using the metal's cytotoxicity and the ligands' protective effects
Renewable Sources for Disposable Diapers?
The first catalytic synthesis of an acrylate from CO2 and an alkene could lead to greener diapers
Rhenium-Centric Reverse Turn Mimics
Re complex provides access to reverse-turn mimics for diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals
MOFs in the Making
A general method for the fabrication of MOF membranes allows the fabrication of a membrane with a high gas separation factor
Better Route to Cyclic Amines
Carboxylic acid additives improve the directed Ru-catalyzed C(sp3)–H α-alkylation of cyclic amines with alkenes