A rapid approach to diverse alkaloid-like compounds which may lead to novel biological active small molecules

Rapid Approach to Diverse Alkaloid-Like Compounds

Valinomycin’s Preferred Conformation
Antibiotic’s backbone monitored by Raman optical activity to show preferred conformations in dioxane and methanol

Ambient CO2 Fixation
The ambient fixation of carbon dioxide can be achieved by converting it to cyclic carbonates with a ZnIIsalphen catalyst

Sensitive to Oxygen
New class of phosphorescent iridium(III) porphyrin complexes leads to tunable oxygen indicators

Most Popular Reaction – Most Cited Article
Most-cited article of all articles published in the ISI subject category “Chemistry, Organic” – microreview on click chemistry

Jet Fuel from Waste Cellulose
Conversion of linalool into high-density fuels for jet propulsion achieved with ruthenium catalyst under solvent-free conditions

Prevent Poisoning of Catalysts
Determination of the exact chemical nature of sulfur absorbed onto Pt nanoparticles could help prevent poisoning of catalysts

Direct Arylation of Unactivated Arenes
Readily available cobalt salts can catalyze the direct arylation of even unactivated arenes such as benzene

Switching Qubits with a Terahertz Source?
Rotational transitions induced in molecules on a chip could have important applications in quantum computing

Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon
Highly conductive nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon with graphitic walls can be made by heating at the correct temperature