Cleavage of host proteins by viral proteases could be related to COVID-19 symptoms

SARS-CoV-2 Protease Can Target Human Proteins

Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Unnatural Amino Acids
Enantioconvergent coupling of racemic alkyl electrophiles with alkylzinc reagents, promoted by earth-abundant metal

Efficient Transamidation of Tertiary Alkyl Amides
Reaction uses tungsten(VI) chloride as a catalyst and chlorotrimethylsilane as an additive

Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Production Mapped
Airborne imaging spectrometry used to study methane leaks in the Permian Basin in the southwestern U.S.

First Total Synthesis of (+)-Euphorikanin A
Natural product with a 5/6/7/3-fused tetracyclic skeleton

Crystalline Structure of Chocolate Can Be Influenced by the Mold
Inhomogeneity in chocolate bars studied using polarized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Functionalization of Azines Using Silylium Catalysis
Selective one-pot reaction under mild conditions with good functional group tolerance

Inexpensive Gold-Leaf Electrodes Help to Detect Viral Infections
Rapid detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) in low-resource settings

Stable 1,2-Dicarbonyl Radical Cations
Synthesis and characterization of highly stable 1,2-dicarbonyl radical cations carrying two imidazolium substituents

Ruthenabenzenes Can Be Used in Catalysis
Range of ruthenabenzenes synthesized and used as aromatic equivalents of Grubbs-type metathesis catalysts