An organic catalyst offers chemists precise control over a vital step in activating hydrocarbons. An organic catalyst offers chemists precise control over a vital step in activating hydrocarbons.

Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have made a significant breakthrough in organic chemistry by developing a novel ...

An unsolved challenge in catalysis is the efficient and selective functionalization of simple alkanes and plentiful hydrocarbon feedstocks. One promising approach since the late 1990’s is the use of ...

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. These molecules come together to form proteins. Your body uses them for many important functions, such as making hormones, building muscle ...

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More organic chemistry - AQA Alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and carboxylic acids are different homologous series of organic compounds. Naturally occurring and synthetic polymers can be formed from a ...

Only one substance will do the job: hydrofluoric acid, or HFA. HFA has a bad reputation ... the process of adding alkyl groups to smaller, lighter hydrocarbons. Alkylation is used to turn the ...

Titan likely has the rich chemistry to jumpstart life. But the question is whether its suspected subsurface ocean is simply ...

The importance of hydrocarbons in our economy is detailed by its sourcing from fossil fuels to its use in transportation to its ultimate fate as carbon dioxide. A systems approach is used to connect ...