Methyl ricinoleate can be used as a platform chemical for the synthesis of a variety of functional compounds of interest

Methyl Ricinoleate as Platform Chemical

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

How to Model a Pain Reliever
New results can help scientists understand the working mechanism of anesthetics

Renewable Sources for Disposable Diapers?
The first catalytic synthesis of an acrylate from CO2 and an alkene could lead to greener diapers

Improved Nanotubes for Microbatteries
Simple method to improve the high-rate capability of TiO2 nanotube arrays for use in lithium-ion batteries

Restrict DNA Freedom with PNA for White Light
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) restricts the conformations of arranged chromophores on a DNA strand and improves its photophysical properties

Rhenium-Centric Reverse Turn Mimics
Re complex provides access to reverse-turn mimics for diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals