US chemists have attached polymer chains to a small, robust molecule and used ultrasound to grab the chains and literally pull the molecule apart. The technique can reverse click chemistry reactions, a popular transformation in which simple starting materials are …
Tag Archives: bonds
Does ChemDoodle do?
Posted by David Bradley
on August 31, 2011
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iChemLabs has announced ChemDoodle 4 It looks interesting but I wanted iChemLabs’ Kevin Theisen to tell me about ChemDoodle’s unique selling point. Apparently, it has at least 6! 1. ChemDoodle is, he tells me, the only chemical drawing brand …
Pi-stacking better without the aromatics?
Posted by Robert Slinn
on July 9, 2011
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Pi-stacking better without the aromatics? – Scientists in the US have discovered that electrons confined to their double bonds can sometimes deliver stronger pi-stacking interactions than those roaming free in aromatic systems. The discovery could have a big impact on …
Making fluorine reactions stick
Posted by David Bradley
on May 10, 2011
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Fluorine in organic chemistry is an important topic across the synthetic pharmaceutical, agrochemical and materials areas because switching out hydrogen atoms selectivity for this element allows chemists to tune the reactivity of specific groups within a given molecule. Now, chemists …
Six Slinn Picks – chemical news
Posted by Robert Slinn
on April 21, 2011
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Starting a new metabolic path: Researchers develop technique to help metabolic engineering – Efforts to engineer new metabolic pathways into microbes for the inexpensive production of valuable chemical products, such as biofuels or therapeutic drugs, should get a significant boost …
Slinn Pickings: forensics and DNA
Posted by Robert Slinn
on February 5, 2011
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Crime scene DNA testing on the move – A microfluidic chip that can come up with a DNA profile in less than three hours has been designed by US scientists for use at crime scenes. The mystery of the disappearing …
