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Chemistry World May 29, 2015 Derek Lowe	Magic molecule modifiers The synthesis of a new organic molecule can be approached in several ways.
Chemistry World May 22, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Xenon doubled up with water Creating a water molecule with two noble gas atoms interpolated into its structure sounds an improbable feat, but a international team of researchers now claim to have trapped just such an exotic compound in xenon.
Chemistry World October 9, 2013 Emma Stoye	Computational chemists take Nobel prize The 2013 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to Martin Karplus of Harvard University, US, Michael Levitt of Stanford University, US, and Arieh Warshel of the University of Southern California, US, for "the development of multi-scale models for complex chemical systems."
Chemistry World September 12, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Isotope effect seen on single molecule The isotope effect - where the rate of a reaction is altered depending on the presence of a given isotopic atom in the reactant - is a key tool for elucidating reaction mechanisms
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Chemistry World April 13, 2006 Jon Evans	Chemists Bring Alien Molecule Down to Earth Chemists have recreated an alien molecule in the laboratory by synthesising a stable version of the carbene cyclopropenylidene. Cyclopropenylidene was first detected by radio astronomers in 1985, and is now the most abundant cyclic hydrocarbon observed in interstellar space.
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Chemistry World January 15, 2010 Andy Extance	Quantum computer hits hydrogen bullseye A basic quantum computer has successfully tackled one of the most challenging tasks facing chemists today - calculating molecular energy from basic scientific principles.
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Chemistry World October 13, 2011 Phillip Broadwith	Following Electrons' Chemical Reaction Quickstep The oscillating electronic states of molecules nearby and passing through a conical intersection can now be probed directly.
Chemistry World March 21, 2007 Alison Stoddart	Synthesis Strategy Offers no Protection A radically different approach to constructing complex molecules could help to tap the pharmaceutical potential of natural products.
Chemistry World March 21, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Forcing a Reaction US chemists have forced molecules to react by ripping their bonds apart with ultrasound. The scientists carefully stretched one targeted bond until it snapped, guiding the molecule's subsequent reaction into pathways forbidden by conventional chemistry.
Chemistry World December 14, 2011 Kate McAlpine	Artificial intelligence for quantum chemistry Quantum chemical approximations don't always need to start from scratch, says an international team of researchers. Algorithms can now be used to predict the atomisation energy of huge numbers of molecules
Chemistry World November 25, 2014 James Urquhart	Nanomolar chemistry enables 1500 experiments in a single day Chemists have conducted over 1500 chemistry experiments in under a day thanks to a miniaturized, high throughput automation platform they developed for identifying how synthetic molecules react under various conditions.
Chemistry World June 1, 2012 Derek Lowe	Peace, love and understanding You'd think that the chemists and biologists working in drug discovery would understand each other pretty well by now. You would be wrong about that.
Chemistry World January 3, 2008 Simon Hadlington	Key Plank of Theoretical Chemistry Rescued Theoretical chemists can breathe a sigh of relief after the publication of a study which shows that a cornerstone of their discipline seems to be intact despite earlier evidence to the contrary.
Chemistry World September 14, 2011 Simon Hadlington	World's Longest Carbon-Carbon Bond Created Harnessing both attractive and repulsive forces enabled chemists to make a carbon-carbon bond 30 per cent long than normal.
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Chemistry World August 1, 2010 Mike Brown	Snapshots of mystery molecular structures Researchers have used atomic force microscopy to produce clear molecular images that can help determine the correct atomic structure of unknown organic molecules.
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Reactive Reports November 2007 David Bradley	Organic Uranium The first ever uranium methylidyne molecule has been synthesized by US chemists despite the reactivity of the heavy, heavy metal.
Chemistry World November 18, 2012 Simon Hadlington	C-O bond stretched to record length Chemists in the US have stretched the C-O bond to a record length, an 'extraordinary' 1.622 angstroms, compared with a typical length of around 1.43 angstroms in ethers.
Chemistry World January 23, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	2008 Wolf Prize Winners Revealed US chemists William Moerner and Allen Bard have jointly been awarded the 2008 Wolf Prize for Chemistry, for their pioneering work on single molecule spectroscopy.
Chemistry World March 25, 2013 David Bradley	Hydrogen bond under the microscope Scientists in Japan have designed a scanning tunnelling microscope tip that allowed them to measure electron transfer across a single hydrogen bond.
Chemistry World August 21, 2008 Fred Campbell	Double bonding with silicon In a landmark for silicon chemistry, US researchers have reported the first stable silicon (0) compound to contain a silicon-silicon double bond.
Chemistry World December 5, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	Chemical reactions in hot water Chinese and Japanese chemists have highlighted hot water's ability to promote unexpected reactions without any other reagents or catalysts. The work should expand our understanding of how to harness the physicochemical properties of water to potentially replace more complex reagents and catalysts.
Chemistry World March 9, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Covalent Bonds Crack Under the Strain Chemists must consider engineering principles when designing molecules following news that tough carbon-to-carbon bonds break easily under mechanical strain.
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Chemistry World February 28, 2012 Nina Notman	Observing Charge Distribution in Molecules The distribution of charge across a single molecule has been imaged for the first time by Swiss scientists. It is hoped that this work may eventually lead to electronic devices consisting of organic molecules.
Chemistry World February 21, 2007 Tom Westgate	Complex Organic Molecules Teamed with Iodine Chemists have developed a method for constructing complex halogen-containing organic molecules from simple compounds in a single step. The discovery could pave the way for the synthesis of many potentially useful naturally occurring molecules.
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Chemistry World June 2008 Sarah Houlton	Breaking the rules The author finds out about some chemical tricks that can give a new drug the best possible odds of success
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Chemistry World August 17, 2006 Tom Westgate	Switchable Surfactants Give on-Demand Emulsions Oil and water can now be mixed or separated simply by bubbling carbon dioxide or air through the blend, thanks to a molecule developed by Canadian chemists.