Efficient, environmentally friendly, copper-free approach uses an industrial surfactant

Sonogashira Coupling in Water and Under Air

Turning Antibiotics into Parkinson’s Drugs
Doxycycline analogs could prevent pathological protein aggregation and neuroinflammation

First Synthesis of Elusive Methanetriol
Molecule with three hydroxyl groups at the same carbon atom prepared at low temperatures

First Electrically Heated Steam Cracking Furnace Put Into Operation
BASF, Linde, and SABIC put the first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace into operation

“Soft” Covalent Organic Framework Opens Its Pores
Material shows guest-triggered gate-opening behavior for various gases

Microwave-Assisted, Metal-Free Synthesis of Highly Substituted 1,2,4-Triazines
One-pot, three-step [4+2] annulation strategy for the preparation of highly substituted derivatives

BASF Launches Battery Recycling Metal Refinery Prototype
Li, Ni, Co, Mn, and Cu extracted from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap

Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Carboxylic Acids and Isocyanides Gives Amides
Silver-catalyzed reaction with a free-radical mechanism

“Explosive Emulsification” of Nanoparticles at an Oversaturated Interface
Oversaturated assemblies of charged nanoparticles can be held in place using an external electric field

Platinum-Carbon Catalysts Form in Propane Dehydrogenation
In-situ-generated Pt-C solid solutions responsible for heightened selectivity in reaction over Pt nanoparticles