Six independent international experts advise the company on sustainability issues

Merck Sustainability Advisory Panel (MSAP)

Concise Synthesis of Molnupiravir
Antiviral drug for the treatment of COVID-19

Accidental Discoveries of Blue Pigments
Discovery of Berlin Blue, Cu Phthalocyanine Blue, and YInMn Blue

Neste Acquired Agri Trading
The waste fat trader supplies raw materials for the company's fuel, plastic and other materials production

Color-Changing COFs for Humidity Control
Two-dimensional imine covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with a high capacity for water

Synthesizing Axially Chiral Biaryls
Asymmetric insertion of rhodium carbene catalyst into arene C–H bonds

Synthesis of α-Ketoimidoyl Fluorides
Bench-stable compounds synthesized from geminal chlorofluorides

Lanthanum-Based Perovskites for Syngas-to-Aromatics Conversion
Finding the right metal combination for bifunctional catalysts

2D Ice with Ferroelectric Properties
Water phase confined between two graphene layers shows evidence for ferroelectric ordering

Total Synthesis of (+)-Cyclobutastellettolide B
Complex natural product with a 6/6/4-fused tricyclic core