Green synthesis represents a transformative approach to organic compound production that minimises environmental impact by harnessing renewable resources, benign solvents and recyclable catalysts.

Researchers from Japan have now proposed a novel strategy for synthesizing inaoside A from two major compounds: a ribofuranosyl trichloroacetimidate (left) and an aglycone (right). Natural compounds ...

Azides are chemical compounds widely used in synthetic organic chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and materials chemistry. However, conventional synthesis methods for azide compounds have severe ...

Heterocyclic compounds are organic molecules with a ring structure comprising at least two or more elements. In most cases, these rings are composed of carbon atoms along with one or more other ...

We offer a reserach area with its core in the Organic Chemistry of Natural Products focusing on understanding utilizing, and replicating the chemical compounds produced by living organisms. This way ...

A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of organic semiconductors. Their successful synthesis and characterization of a novel molecule called 'BNBN anthracene' has opened ...

Jian HE, Professor from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), is leading a research project that aims to transform organic synthesis. His group has created a new ...

Reactive intermediates, such as carbocations, carbanions, radicals, carbenes, nitrenes, and organometallic species, play a crucial role in organic syntheses, yet their transient nature makes them ...

It took Harvard chemistry professor Yoshito Kishi more than 100 steps to synthesize halichondrin B, a potent anticancer agent found naturally in sea sponges in amounts too low to even study. Despite ...

Through new experiments, researchers in Japan and Germany have recreated the chemical conditions found in the subsurface ...

The following vignettes highlight the recipients of the 2026 Arthur C. Cope Award and Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards, presented by the American Chemical Society in recognition of excellence in organic ...