By causing oxidative stress, organic farming systems increase the production of important nutrients in tomatoes

Five steps have been removed from the synthesis of Atorvastatin, a widely used drug for lowering cholesterol

A new strategy that gives unprecedented control of polymer growth on a surface has been developed by Chinese researchers

What lies beneath “simple” spectral signatures of C2-symmetric chiral chelates?

Oleylamine serves as both ligand and solvent in the preparation of monodisperse PbSe nanocrystals

Twisted crystals of aspirin point the way to a better understanding of the polymorphic forms of pharmaceuticals

A method to selectively reduce alkynes to alkenes without over reduction by using a copper catalyst has been developed

Increased use of flow reactors could significantly improve the efficiency and optimization of chemical synthesis

Latest generation of alkyne metathesis catalysts holds considerable promise for synthesis and numerous applications

Petra Schwille, MPI for Biochemistry, Germany, looks at how chemical synthesis is essential for synthetic biology