Directed evolution techniques used to build biological nanopores with specific dimensions, thus allowing specific analytes to be targeted

Access to challenging trisubstituted alkenyl nucleoside phosphonates made easy by ultrasound

A new explanation as to why branched alkane hydrocarbons are more stable than their unbranched isomers has been developed

A unique C–H arylation has been used to synthesize the akuammiline alkaloid (+)-scholarisine A in a mere 14 steps

PLGA-b-PEG nanoparticles delivering zinc phthalocyanine can be used to stimulate the immune system against cancer cells

A combination of C–C homocoupling and C–H activation doubles the yields of perylenediimide dimers

New synthetic route for hainanolidol and harringtonolide offers flexibility to access other members of Cephalotaxus norditerpenes

Researchers from Texas sampled water wells in one of the largest drilling areas and analyzed them with analytical chemistry techniques

Incorporation of As5+ into the crystal structure of hematite – one of the most common iron oxides – investigated

Highly effective synthesis of 2,3-fused pyrroles has been achieved from readily available starting materials