Biobased oxanorbornene converted to useful materials using ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)

Metathesis Makes Sustainable Polymers

Flexible Electrodes that Stick to Skin
Electrodes based on polydimethylsiloxane and Ag nanowire networks optimized for medical uses

Supramolecular Hydrogels with Carbon Nanomaterials
Nanocarbon morphology effects the self-assembly of short peptides, one of the most popular hydrogel building blocks

Synthesis of α-Trifluoromethyl Esters
N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed reaction starts from readily available α-chloro aldehydes

3D Graphene Nanostructures
Novel 3D graphene nanostructures for use in perovskite solar cells developed

Green Photocatalysts for the Synthesis of Imines
Rare-earth-based coordination polymers catalyze the oxidation of amines at room temperature

Gel Networks Replace Air-Free Conditions
Air-sensitive photoredox catalysis reactions performed under ambient conditions in gels

Enantioselective Synthesis of Bromocycloalkenes
Copper-catalyzed reaction starts from meso-dibromocycloalkenes

Lithium and Copper React under Pressure
First lithium-copper compounds synthesized

Cheap and Versatile Reagent For Making Trifluoromethyl Ethers
Trifluoromethyl benzoate is easy to synthesize and use