Researchers have helped minimize the cost of an important class of chemical transformations: converting nitriles into primary amines. Their experimental protocol uses a cheap nickel catalyst instead ...

A simple new technique could boost the efficiency of some key chemical processing, by up to a factor of 100,000, researchers report. The reactions are at the heart of petrochemical processing, ...

When chemists design drug candidates, shape matters enormously. Many active pharmaceutical ingredients contain branched carbon structures—points where the molecular chain forks in a specific direction ...

Does anyone know of a resource to look up common chemical reactions, a book of some sort?<P>Specifically, I need to know what will happen when KOH mixes with H2O2 (Potassium Hydroxide with Hydrogen ...

Chemists say they’ve found a way to turn breadcrumbs into hydrogen, potentially offering a sustainable alternative to one of ...

Osaka, Japan – Pharmaceutical synthesis is often quite complex; simplifications are needed to speed up the initial phase of drug development and lower the cost of generic production. Now, in a study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water microdroplets provide a unique interface that can significantly speed up chemical reactions. Marianna Armata/Moment via ...

How did life begin? How did chemical reactions on the early Earth create complex, self-replicating structures that developed into living things as we know them? According to one school of thought, ...

Researchers from Osaka University and collaborating partners have developed an economical catalyst for an important chemical transformation, which might inspire additional efforts at lowering costs in ...