Researchers at the Biocatalysis group led by Dr Francesco Mutti at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (University of Amsterdam) have ...

Amides and thioesters are ubiquitous compounds in chemistry, used for the production of medicines, natural products, and advanced materials. Traditionally, their synthesis is a messy business, ...

Carbon radicals are attractive intermediates for organic synthesis because of their diversity and high reactivities. In this research, we realized radical C-C bond formation reactions using alcohols ...

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Alcohols are abundant in the universe of chemicals. But their strong C–O bond makes it tough to alter the motif without modifying it first. Seeking a quick method for transforming alcohols into a wide ...

Organic molecules are peppered with carbon-hydrogen bonds, and chemists have built up a fantastic toolbox of methods to break these bonds and put more useful functional groups in their place. This ...

This experiment shows the synthesis of n-bromopropane, step by step. By reacting propan-1-ol with sodium bromide and sulfuric ...