A strong acid catalyst and a small change to one reactant have transformed a 37-year-old 'curiosity' into a useful chemical reaction that has great potential in organic synthesis.

Modern fertilizer manufacturing uses the Haber-Bosch and Ostwald processes to fix aerial nitrogen as ammonia, then oxidize ...

Cellulose Acetate (CA) is an acetate ester of cellulose, obtained by acetylation of the cellulose hydroxyl groups with acetic anhydride in acetic acid and in the presence of a strong acid catalyst.

A digital, data-driven framework enabled the identification of RbSbWO 6 as a durable, low-cost catalyst for both oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions in acidic water splitting.

It is highly water-soluble and a strong acid with a pK a of –2.8. It has been known since at least the 1880s; its synthesis, which goes back to 1916, is via the reaction of benzene with hot ...