One of the important objectives of green chemistry is the use of eco-friendly solvents and catalysts to perform chemical reactions. Catalysts such as organocatalysts, enzymes, and ionic liquids have ...

Researchers report the first-ever total synthesis of inaoside A, a chemical isolated from fungus with medical and dietary potential Natural compounds from plants and animals have long been used in ...

Family of compounds known as 1,2,3,5-tetrazines could have wide application in making new pharmaceuticals, chemical and biological probes, and other products. Chemists at Scripps Research have devised ...

Chemists have devised a safer, more environmentally friendly, less expensive and more efficient water-based system for the synthesis of organic compounds typically used in pharmaceuticals, ...

We are long overdue in converting the practice of organic chemistry to a sustainable discipline. It is time to think about the state in which we are going to leave the planet, as present day synthesis ...

The Synthesis in Organic Chemistry conference is a flagship event for the international organic chemistry community. The first meeting of this internationally renowned symposium was held in Oxford in ...

A new approach to an established reaction boosts the ability to synthesize vinylic ethers—key building blocks for many ...

Water is called the universal solvent for its ability to dissolve a broad range of chemicals. But you wouldn’t know that from spending time in chemistry labs, where the solvents of choice are almost ...

Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry is devoted to the rapid dissemination of original research papers of relevance to inorganic and metal-organic chemists ...