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Elusive ‘dark matter’ diazo compounds captured from a human lung pathogen
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (575+ words) A new method that captures and detects "hidden" diazo metabolites has identified two of them in a bacterium that causes lung disease " the first time diazo-containing natural products have been discovered in a human pathogen. The approach could be useful…...
Novel non-pyrophoric organolithiums for synthesis
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (260+ words) New, improved formulations of frequently used organolithium reagents that improve on safety, prevent pyrophoric reactions and improve shelf life Novel non-pyrophoric organolithiums for synthesis New, improved formulations of frequently used organolithium reagents that improve on safety, prevent pyrophoric reactions and…...
Frustrated Lewis pairs mark 20 years of metal-free catalysis
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (1551+ words) James Mitchell Crow explains how an unexpected discovery in main group chemistry inspired two decades of chemical creativity,from carbon dioxide reduction to fluorocarbon recycling, offering sustainable alternatives to precious metal catalysis This summary was generated by AI and checked…...
US moves to roll back ethylene oxide exposure rules
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (133+ words) Ethylene oxide is used extensively to sterilise medical equipment and devices Almost two years ago, the EtO Commercial Sterilizer final rule put in place stricter air emission requirements for approximately 90 commercial sterilisers across the US. It required operators to use…...
Discovery of unique modification to plant’s carbon dioxide-fixing enzyme could boost crops
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (422+ words) Rubisco is an essential enzyme made of several subunits that work together to capture carbon dioxide, which plants then turn into sugars. However, it suffers from a tendency to react with oxygen, creating a toxic byproduct, 2-phosphoglycolate "Fascinatingly, across very…...
Electrostatic decatalysis offers a new way to suppress parasitic side reactions
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (525+ words) Study demonstrates how charge engineering can deactivate competing reaction pathways to boost ammonia electrosynthesis Electrostatic decatalysis offers a new way to suppress parasitic side reactions - Share this on Facebook Share this on X (Twitter) Share this on LinkedIn Share this…...
As UK cuts airborne lab worries persist about future of funding following changes
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (202+ words) Source: National Centre for Atmospheric Science The 25-year-old'Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements is being wound up as NERC has concluded it no longer offers value for money This message doesn't seem to be getting through and Vallance blames poor communication…...
Molecules with largest dipole moments aren’t due to electronegativity differences
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (292+ words) Computational analysis has revealed that diatomic molecules with two metal atoms of similar electronegativities can have a much greater dipole moment than those conventionally thought of as polar. This challenges chemists" understanding of what polarity is, with these compounds potentially…...
Explainer: what is thermal paper?
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (739+ words) So what is thermal paper, why does it sometimes contain harmful bisphenols and what are the alternatives? Instead, thermal papers contain a heat-activated dye that enables text to appear by changing colour " usually from white to black. The paper consists…...
Sharpening chemical intuition
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (69+ words) By Jennifer Newton18 March 2026 5 February 2026 06:13 By Irene Sanchez Molina 12 January 2026 10:59 20 July 2023 04:30 10 August 2021 04:24 14 April 2021 04:00 24 February 2020 04:30 12 March 2026 11:01 10 March 2026 11:02 5 March 2026 04:39 4 March 2026 09:30 4 March 2026 08:18 3 March 2026 09:49...