Production of chiral carboxylic esters proves a useful method in the total synthesis of centrolobine
Asymmetric Esterification for Total Synthesis
A Cure for Multiple Sclerosis?
Benztropine, a drug already used to treat Parkinson's disease, may cure multiple sclerosis as it promotes myelin repair
Synthetic Rubber
Understanding of the effects of the ancillary ligand and the co-catalyst on isoprene polymerization
Learning a New Language: Moving Countries and Changing Subjects
Wilhelm T. S. Huck discusses what change means for scientists and how his research has evolved to the study of small water droplets
Teaching Old Drugs New Tricks
A library of novel 5-nitroimidazole antibiotics displayed broad-spectrum activity
Fine-Tuning Carboborations
Appropriate organometallic reagents are the key to successful nickel-catalyzed carboboration of carbon-carbon triple bonds
Formation of Canadian Rare Earth Element Network (CREEN)
New collaborative network wants to accelerate commercial production and processing of rare earth elements (REE) in Canada
Olive Oil for Better Health
Oleic acid, the main fatty acid of olive oil, has possible health promoting effects in men
New €100-million Clariant Innovation Center
Clariant opens new innovation center in Frankfurt, Germany
What's in a Label?
Many commercial medicinal herbal products contain potentially harmful ingredients that are not listed in the labels