Facile synthesis of 1,2,4-trisubstituted imidazoles from propargylamines and nitriles

Proton-based hyperpolarization MRI technique could enable imaging of void spaces such as lungs for early disease detection

Introducing a hydrophobic shell enhanced the catalytic activity of core-shell catalysts in one-pot oxidation reactions

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for May 2014

Polydopamine as an organocatalyst in direct aldol reactions

Mutation of a glutamic acid in the active site of green fluorescent protein (GFP) stabilizes its fluorescent output

Rational benchmarking of molecular catalysts achieved

Enantioselective transformation of allyl carbonates into branched allyl carbamates by using amines and recycling CO2 under Ir catalysis

Studies towards the total synthesis of Pluraflavin A

Reversible dehydration–rehydration process causes metal–cyanide framework to breathe in an accordion-like manner