Ruthenium-catalyzed redox-neutral and single-step amide synthesis from alcohol and nitrile with complete atom economy

Atom-economical Amide Synthesis

Energy From Carbon Dioxide
Mixing the CO2 in combustion gases with air is said to be a source of energy with a total annual worldwide capacity of 1570 TWh

Microgels for Glucose-Dependent Insulin Release
A group of American scientists developed microgels that release insulin in response to changing blood glucose levels

Concise Total Synthesis of a Newly Discovered Alkaloid
A concise synthesis of a novel alkaloid natural product with the pyrroloindoloquinazoline skeleton has been devised

Migration of Nanoparticles from Textiles
More realistic exposure scenario for wearing Ag- and TiO2-engineered nanoparticle-containing textiles

Squaring Up To Michael Additions
Organocatalytic continuous-flow Michael additions give great selectivity and good product diversity

New Extraction Media for Phenolic Compounds
Simple, low-cost, green, and efficient method to extract and isolate natural products from biomaterials

Hope for Hepatitis Drug
A straightforward synthesis of an antiviral drug, entecavir, to treat hepatitis B has industrial scale-up potential

New Carbene Anchors for Gold Surfaces
Carbene anchors can be used to add a secure monolayer to a gold surface, and could circumvent limitations of thiol bridges

Arsenic in Rice
Global pattern in rice As speciation, the factors causing the variation, and origin and transport mechanisms of methylated As