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

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

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

A straightforward method to synthesize cyclic peptides from cysteine-containing peptides

Peter Stang, University of Utah, USA, receives the highest honor of the American Chemical Society

Adaptable, self-healing supramolecular gels with potential high-tech applications have been produced by UK chemists

2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) acts as efficient photocatalyst for the one-step oxygenation of benzene to phenol under visible-light irradiation

Wastewater treatment plants may not be able to provide sufficient treatment of water used in fracking process

Graphene nanosheet coated with silica shows synergistic chemo-photochemical effect in targeting otherwise difficult-to-treat cancer

Photochemical model shows potential of open-water unit process cells to transform trace organic contaminants