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Weekly Research News Challenge: New Disinfectants – Alkene Difunctionalization – Smart Medical Sensors

Binding RNA Drug Targets Using Spirocycles
New azaspirocycles with potential applications in drug discovery

“Bushy-Tailed” Disinfectants
Multicationic quaternary phosphonium compounds act as novel disinfectants with potent bioactivities and low toxicity

Angewandte Chemie 46/2024: Multifunctional
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Microneedle Patch Provides Early Warning of Adverse Antidiuretic Drug Effect
"Smart lab" on a wearable patch provides rapid detection of changes in sodium ion and uric acid levels

New Tetracyclic Ring Systems Synthesized
Five new heterocyclic ring systems that could have uses in medicinal chemistry

Silylation and Germylation of Azauracils
New protocol can be used for the late-stage functionalization of complex, drug-like molecules under mild conditions

New Cleavable Linker Design for Targeted Drug Therapy
Physiological thiol gradient between extra- and intracellular areas used to trigger novel cleavable linkers

Death in a Pot: From England’s Famous Chemist to Exiled and Forgotten – Part 3
About the tragic fall of Fredrick Accum, the continuing importance of his work, and how things stand with food adulteration today

Nanozyme Microrobots for Treating Biofilm Infections
Microrobots driven by magnetic fields target and destroy hard-to-reach biofilms