Chrysotile is often called white asbestos and belongs to the serpentine group of phyllosilicates; answer to Guess the Mineral (2)
Chrysotile
Molecular Three-step Shuffle
A shuttle that moves between three different stations by using chemical stimuli has been developed
Supramolecular Dye Encapsulation
Aggregates of BODIPY dye derivatives take on strikingly different morphologies when they contain guests of different sizes
New Class of Gold-based Gelators
Alkynylgold(III) complexes of 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine derivatives found to undergo sol-gel transition
The Details Matter in Drug Delivery
Small changes in the capping ligands of mesoporous silica nanoparticles influence the loading capacity and release kinetics
Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Silyl Amines
Nucleophilic silicon transfer to imines made possible with a copper/N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
Solid H2O2 Alternatives
Solid H2O2 equivalents for selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and ketones much safer and convenient to handle
E. coli Antigen Built Step by Step
N-formylmorpholine is the key to producing the 1,2-cis α-glycosidic bonds of oligosaccharides
Creating Lens-Shaped Particles
Size-controlled nanoparticles determine the external shape and internal morphology of block copolymer particles
New RSC President
Professor Dominic Tildesley is now president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK