γ-radiation converts methane into glycine and complex molecules, advancing molecular evolution studies and offering a novel methane utilization approach
Interstellar Methane as a Progenitor of Amino Acids?
Practical Path to Dihydrobenzisoxazoles
Partial nitro reduction of methyl 2-nitrobenzoates followed by base-mediated cyclization, alkylation, and reduction gives useful bicyclic compounds
Convergent Path to Bicyclic Boronates
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Weekly Research News Challenge: Shortest C–I Bond – Simple Synthesis – Multi-Metal Detection
This week's quiz includes questions on the shortest C–I bond, a simple route to bicyclic boronates, and fast multi-metal detection
Twisting Alkyne Cycloparaphenylenes into a Molecular Pinwheel
Strain-promoted alkyne cyclotrimerization gives curved carbon nanostructures
Angewandte Chemie 45/2024: Structures and Applications
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Crystalline Mesoionic Diazasilole Synthesized
1,4,2-Diazasilole containing a low-valent silicon atom displays characteristics of both a mesoionic silylene and a silylone
Cyanide-Free Synthesis of Thiocyanates and Cyanamides
N-hydroxy-2-oxopropanimidoyl chloride used as an easy-to-handle latent cyanide transfer agent
Cubane Derivatives with Unusually Short Carbon–Halogen Bonds
Hexafluorodihalocubanes feature some exceptionally short bonds, including the shortest C(sp3)–I bond found so far
Selenide-Doped Copper Nanoclusters for Catalysis
Cu32Se7-based cluster shows high catalytic performance in hydroboration reactions of alkynes