Researchers have reported an enantioselective synthesis of lactones by using a Diels-Alder/retro-Diels-Alder approach
Reversible Diels-Alder Reactions for More Enantioselectivity
Molecules in Motion
Real-time observations of motion of individual molecules on a metal surface suggest entropy plays a crucial role in stability
Far Too Sensitive Explosives
Scientists prepared a highly energetic cation by amination of a tetrazole derivative
New Kids on the Block: Base-Modified Nucleoside Triphosphates
Modified nucleoside triphosphates suitable for enzymatic amplification techniques, such as PCR, unlike phosphoramidite equivalents
Anisotropy in Electronic Displays
A combined NMR and DFT approach helps understanding the behavior of liquid crystals
Methyl Ricinoleate as Platform Chemical
Methyl ricinoleate can be used as a platform chemical for the synthesis of a variety of functional compounds of interest
Boron Atoms Communicating Via π-Systems
Oligoboroles linked with phenylene spacers possess interesting electronic properties
Promising CH4 Storage Materials
Newly developed nanoporous carbon monoliths have superior advantages over traditional activated-carbon powder
Combining Metal Ions and Ligands to Fight Cancer
Researchers designed dithiocarbamato complexes as anticancer drugs using the metal's cytotoxicity and the ligands' protective effects
Structure and Bonding of Tetracyanopyrrolides
Salts containing the binary tetracyanopyr rolide anion were synthesized from tetracyano-1,4-dithiin and sodium azide