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Nitroamines power a less explosive Sandmeyer reaction alternative

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study have come up with a new strategy to ...

Electrochemical system converts plant compound into two valuable products at once

A research team has created a new kind of electrochemical "two-in-one" system that turns plant-based molecules into two ...
Scientific American

Is It Time to Classify Hurricanes as Category 6?

Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica. But is its wrath a sign that we need a new ...

Molecules bend, properties change: How nanographene transforms through oxidation

Graphene and its molecular fragments, known as nanographenes, are key materials for next-generation organic electronics due ...
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This reaction turns Teflon into toothpaste’s key ingredient

Grinding PTFE with chunks of sodium metal creates sodium fluoride in a solvent-free reaction that aims to avoid landfills ...

How benzene built the modern world, and exposed its hidden costs

Explore benzene's transformative role in modern industry and its hidden health risks, revealing a complex legacy of ...
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Ion-Specific Interfacial Electric Fields on Water Microdroplets for Tuning Menshutkin Reactions

College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Frontiers Science Centre for New Organic Matter, Nankai ...