When chemists develop new types of reactions, they generate a lot of data on what works and how well, along with what doesn’t work at all. Much of the data are never used, says Abigail G. Doyle, a ...

THE series issued under the title of "Organic Reaction" with Prof. Roger Adams, of the University of Illinois, as editor-in-chief, quickly established itself as a standard source of reliable and ...

The Tang, Garg, and Houk research groups have discovered nature's natural protein catalysts (enzymes) that catalyze the Alder-ene reaction. All groups are part of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & ...

Nomination Period Extended: Due to the impacts of the federal government shutdown on many of our members, we have extended the nomination period for the 2027 National Awards until December 15 at 11.59 ...

Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds. Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may ...

Organic chemist Bruce Lipshutz had a bit of a rude awakening. It was around 2007, and the head of environmental health and safety (EH&S) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, sat Lipshutz ...

A new solar-powered technology is offering a glimpse into a cleaner industrial future. Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a system that uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the most complex organic carbon ever identified on Mars, found within ancient ...