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Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Emma Shiells |
3D-printed miniaturised fluidic devices UK scientists have developed 3D printing technology for making miniaturised fluidic reactionware devices that can be used for chemical syntheses, in just a few hours. |
Chemistry World April 15, 2012 Jon Evans |
Synthetic chemists print labware to order Not only do 3D printers offer the possibility of producing vessels with much more complex architectures, but the vessels can be designed to influence the course of the reaction or even to take part in it. |
Chemistry World August 6, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
3D printed reactionware hots up UK researchers have shown that it is possible to carry out a range of hydrothermal chemical syntheses in sealed reactors made from 3D printed polypropylene. |
Chemistry World November 25, 2014 Hugh Cowley |
Benchtop NMR gives feedback in flow The platform performs algorithm driven organic synthesis using real-time feedback from in-line flow NMR spectroscopy |
Chemistry World June 25, 2013 |
Press P to print Much of the headline-grabbing scientific 3D printing has been in biotechnology, where body parts have been printed using biological polymers. But why stop at replacement body parts? Why not go beyond biology and use 3D printing to enhance the human body? |
Chemistry World April 17, 2014 Elisabeth Ratcliffe |
How to print a crystal in 3D Scientists in the US have devised a method for printing three dimensional models of crystals using a 3D printer, the original CIF file and freely available software that can be run on standard operating systems. |
Chemistry World March 25, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
New synthesis for chiral anticancer compound The promising anticancer compound nutlin-3 is likely to become more widely available to researchers thanks to a new synthetic protocol developed by US chemists. |
Chemistry World April 18, 2012 Elinor Richards |
Homogeneous Catalyst Recovery Made Easier Scientists have now found a way to recover homogeneous catalysts at the end of a chemical reaction that doesn't suffer from the slow reaction rates that affect current catalyst recovery systems. |
Chemistry World August 30, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
C-H oxidation proves its worth US researchers are going against the grain of total synthesis and developing new approaches to complex molecules. |
Chemistry World October 11, 2012 Ian Le Guillou |
Turbo-charged Diels-Alder reaction The Diels - Alder reaction is one that sticks in the mind of even the most reluctant chemistry student -- there is a certain elegance in the ring formation from an alkene and diene. |
Chemistry World January 29, 2014 Elisabeth Ratcliffe |
Flow system overcomes reagent incompatibility issues Synthesizing cyclic carbonates could become easier and more efficient thanks to a sequential flow system developed by scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World October 15, 2015 Aurora Walshe |
Carbon dioxide sees the light Collaborators in Spain and Germany have built a microreactor that uses visible light to drive a reaction that turns carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide -- an important chemical building block. |
Chemistry World August 16, 2009 Tom Bond |
Catalyst free carbon-carbon bond formation The method offers an environmentally friendly way to form one of the most important bonds in organic synthesis. |
Chemistry World June 2011 |
Column: Totally Synthetic I've never heard of the Polonovski-Potier reaction, the keystone of a remarkable synthesis by a team led by Tohru Fukuyama at the University of Tokyo, Japan. |
Chemistry World October 12, 2007 James Mitchell Crow |
Flow Reactors Enter the Rapids Continuous flow chemistry's promise to shake up synthesis gathered momentum this month, with the first Uniqsis Flow Chemistry Symposium. |
Chemistry World May 8, 2014 |
Mandelalide A The recent synthesis of the proposed structure of mandelalide A is a good example of a well-designed route that seamlessly integrates some cutting-edge chemistry. |
Chemistry World April 10, 2008 Mark Peplow |
'Pot-in-a-Pot' Technique Makes Impossible Cascade Reactions Easy A simple technique that nests a series of reaction vessels could help chemists avoid the tedium and expense of purifying organic compounds after each step of a long synthesis. |
Chemistry World September 4, 2008 Fred Campbell |
Two catalysts better than one US researchers have cracked a long standing problem in chemical synthesis - the catalytic alpha-alkylation of aldehydes - by combining two catalysts in one pot. |
Chemistry World July 1, 2012 Paul Docherty |
Vincorine Cage-structured natural products are some of the most appealing (if perhaps not appetising) targets for organic chemists -- perhaps due to their obvious intricacy of form, but also because of their structural rigidity. |
Chemistry World January 20, 2012 Andy Extance |
Tube-wrapped lamp makes malaria drug German researchers have developed an inexpensive three-step continuous flow synthesis of artemisinin, the key drug in the ongoing fight against malaria. |
Chemistry World November 17, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Catalyst flexes for extra control US chemists have developed a new type of catalyst capable of exerting high stereochemical control over olefin metathesis reactions |
Chemistry World July 4, 2014 Jessica Cocker |
3D printing cuts fuel cell component costs Researchers in the UK have used 3D printing to cut the cost of manufacturing devices that produce hydrogen fuel by splitting water. |
Chemistry World June 27, 2013 Emma Eley |
Sustainable iron catalyst for clean hydrogenation An international team of chemists has reported a clean and green way to perform one of the most important industrial reactions for pharmaceutical and petrochemical synthesis. |
Chemistry World August 11, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Non-metal-catalysed C-C coupling Chinese chemists have successfully coupled aromatic molecules without the use of a transition metal catalyst - something that people have been trying to do for years with little success. |
Chemistry World September 6, 2013 Jeanne Therese Andres |
All-in-one 3D printing Imagine printing anything from electronic devices to artificial bones using the same 3D printer. Now, scientists have developed a universal approach for printing materials with easy-to-modify surfaces to eliminate the need for multiple 3D printers. |
Chemistry World November 2007 Derek Lowe |
Column: In the Pipeline Chemists are finally going with the flow. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2013 Manisha Lalloo |
NMR thermometer takes reactor's temperature Scientists in the US have used NMR to create temperature maps of reactions taking place inside catalytic reactors. Their technique opens the door to an easy, non-invasive way to discover hot and cold 'spots' inside reactors. |
Chemistry World January 13, 2011 Sarah Corcoran |
Unclogging the problems of flow chemistry US scientists have found a way to stop solid byproducts clogging channels in continuous flow reactors, a problem that has hampered their progress for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. |
Chemistry World January 25, 2013 Derek Lowe |
Name reactions: how does the label stick? Some of these names go back to the 19th century, and many more of them come from the first decades of the 20th. Once in a while, I wonder if the tradition is dying out. Are we still naming chemical reactions after their discoverers? |
Chemistry World February 4, 2011 Elinor Richards |
Strychnine in just six steps Strychnine, best known as a poison but also used medicinally as a stimulant, can now be synthesised in just six steps, say US scientists. |
Chemistry World June 16, 2011 |
Forming the First Sugars with Formose Reactions Hydrothermal synthesis could provide greener synthesis methods as well as information about the origin of life. |
Chemistry World June 19, 2013 John Hayward |
Science of synthesis workbench edition: water in organic synthesis If a chemist is looking to do chemistry in (or on) water at the bench, Water in organic synthesis by Shu Kobayashi will be their guide. |
Chemistry World December 2, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
3D nanoprinting pen A pen that performs 3D printing on the nanoscale has been developed by scientists in South Korea. |
eCFO June 2001 John Edwards |
Absolutely Fab 3D printing, also known as desktop fabrication, is already being used by engineering and manufacturing companies to create detailed prototypes. And a variety of organizations, including the US Army, are attempting to push 3D printer technology to the next level... |
Chemistry World August 2008 Paul Docherty |
Column: Totally Synthetic Impersonating nature isn't easy, and biomimetic syntheses are remarkable in two senses. |
Chemistry World April 12, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Recruiting electrophiles for organic cross-coupling Chemists in the US have taken an unconventional approach to carbon cross-coupling and in doing so have potentially opened the door to the rapid and efficient synthesis of a wide range of organic compounds. |
Chemistry World April 25, 2014 Derek Lowe |
Engineering serendipity At this stage in the world of organic chemistry, you'd have to think that many of the great reactions that can be stumbled across with known reagents have probably been found. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2013 Andy Extance |
Microreactors tame osmium tetroxide Researchers in South Korea and India have made microfluidic reactors that safely harness the synthetically powerful but noxious catalyst osmium tetroxide. |
Chemistry World December 8, 2008 Hayley Birch |
Meteorites hitting oceans may have kick-started life Japanese scientists have done laboratory experiments to test the idea. |
Chemistry World October 2010 Paul Docherty |
Barekoxide and barekol Like most scientists, organic chemists can often obsess about a problem, endlessly pursuing the perfect yield or enantioselectivity, often leading to tears and broken glassware. |
Chemistry World November 24, 2011 Elinor Richards |
Blocking cancer's path A concise synthesis of the natural product rasfonin could reignite interest in this molecule as a tool to develop cancer drugs, say scientists from the Netherlands. |
Chemistry World September 2011 Paul Docherty |
Column: Totally Synthetic Corey Stephenson of Boston University is an expert a type of reaction called photochemical reduction-oxidation. He has charmed photons into performing many chemical tricks, but one is a photoredox dehalogenation using blue light and a ruthenium bipyridyl catalyst. |
Chemistry World February 2010 Paul Docherty |
Column: Totally Synthetic Palau'amine is an alkaloid which has stubbornly held off synthesis for over 15 years. Its nemesis comes in the form of Phil Baran at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, US. |
Information Today May 5, 2015 Brandi Scardilli |
How to Start a 3D Printing Program at Your Library If you're thinking about installing a 3D printer in your library, there are a lot of things to consider before you do so. |
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 November 27, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Bryostatin Synthesis Made Simple US chemists have dramatically shortened the synthesis of byrostatin 16, one of a family of natural products that show promising activity against cancer but can't easily be extracted from nature or made artificially. |
Chemistry World October 1, 2014 Katrina Kramer |
Microfluidics for the masses US scientists have developed a series of microfluidic building blocks that allow researchers to construct devices by assembling the components like Lego. |
Chemistry World December 2009 Paul Docherty |
Column: Totally Synthetic What turns a good synthesis into a great synthesis are the steps surrounding that motif, something that Darren Dixon from the University of Oxford, UK, exemplifies with this synthesis of Nakadomarin A. |
Chemistry World March 22, 2013 Paul Docherty |
Acutumine A burgeoning class of natural products has been found to restrain the immune system. Acutumine is a relatively recent addition to this collection, even though it was first isolated in the 1920s. The potential of these targets has not gone unnoticed in the synthetic community. |
Chemistry World May 2, 2012 Russell Johnson |
Reducing the cost of oxygen enrichment A simple synthesis using ionic liquids reduces the cost of studying micro-porous oxide materials by NMR. This could help scientists uncover the chemistry and interactions that occur inside these materials. |