Highly reactive organometallic reagents, like organolithiums (molecules with a carbon–lithium bond) are essential reagents in ...

Recently, Professor Fei Wang's research group at Nankai University developed an aromatic radical substitution reaction based ...

New play in transition metal chemistry playbook revealed. New research shows that net oxidative addition can occur via a different order of events in which the transitiion metal complex accepts ...

Organic chemistry, the study of carbon‐based compounds, lies at the heart of modern scientific innovation. This discipline encompasses the structure, properties, reactivity, and synthesis of molecules ...

Speeding up chemical reactions is key to improving industrial processes or mitigating unwanted or harmful waste. Realizing these improvements requires that chemists design around documented reaction ...

Immobilizing small synthetic molecules inside protein crystals proves to be a promising avenue for studying intermediate compounds formed during chemical reactions, scientists report. By integrating ...

Organic chemistry permeates our daily lives– from the aroma of a cup of coffee to the fuel in our cars and the fibers in our clothing, organic compounds play a important role. Within biomedical ...

Researchers find that cosmic dust acts as a catalyst, helping simple space gases form key molecules that may jump-start ...

Organic chemistry is the study of the millions of carbon-based compounds, including those that make up the building blocks of all known life. By exploring the properties, structures, and reactions of ...