Microwave Chemical, Chiyoda Corporation, and Mitsui Chemicals jointly develop a microwave-based naphtha cracking technology

New e-Cracking Technology

Plastic Waste Input into the Sea Overestimated, Persistence Underestimated
Global mass of plastic floating at the surface dominated by large, long-lived pieces of waste

Soluble Substituted Nonacenes
Six strategically placed triisopropylsilyl (TIPS)-ethynyl groups lead to the most stable and soluble nonacenes to date

Oxaborirane Synthesized via CO Insertion into a Diborene
Controlled insertion of a single CO molecule into a B=B bond

ChatGPT Used for Text Mining of MOF Syntheses in the Literature
Extraction of synthesis parameters and prediction of experimental crystallization outcomes

Natural Cyclopeptides as a Source of Novel Antibiotics
Concise total synthesis and biological evaluation of Pargamicin A

A Dibismuthane with Olefin Functional Groups
Bis[dibenzobismepine] synthesized and fully characterized

Regioselective B–H Amination of o-Carboranes
Iridium(III)-catalyzed reaction of o-carborane acids with sulfilimines

Microwave Pre-Treatment Improves Biocatalytic Depolymerization of PET
Process gives polyethylene terephthalate (PET) particles suitable for degradation by an engineered enzyme

Degradation of Polypropylene to Low-Molecular-Weight Branched Alkanes
Hydrogenolysis of isotactic polypropylene catalyzed by tantalum hydrides supported on sulfated alumina