The ability of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) to act as organocatalysts as well as versatile ligands in transition metal-mediated processes led us to explore the effect of the NHCs backbone design on the electronic properties ...

Polymer mechanochemistry, wherein exogenous forces are harnessed to drive chemical processes within polymeric matrices, has afforded access to an astounding array of otherwise kinetically prohibitive reactivity. These ...

The marine diterpene (–)-stolonidiol (1) has been shown to upregulate neuronal levels of acetylcholine. The mechanism through which a small molecule can impart this allosteric-like effect is currently unknown. A laboratory ...

The electronic properties of conjugated polymers are strongly dependent on their morphologies. Despite continuous research efforts in conjugated polymers (CPs) as a promising alternative to traditional inorganic semiconductors ...

The development of renewable energy conversion and storage technologies has become a leading focus of the fields of Materials Chemistry and Electrochemistry, with the ultimate goal of converting energy generated by renewable ...

Functional organic materials for use in inorganic semiconductor applications is of high scientific interest due to the need for flexible, conductive materials that can be utilized in solar energy applications. Herein is ...

The efficient construction of complex organic molecules mandates that an assortment of methods for forming C-C bonds be available to the practicing synthetic chemist. The addition of carbon based nucleophiles to carbonyl ...

New expanded porphyrins are of interest in terms of understanding the electrochemical features of oligopyrroles and the determinants of aromaticity. They can also act as ligands to stabilize metal complexes whose structures ...

A total synthesis of the complex C-aryl glycoside isokidamycin was achieved during an effort to construct the natural product kidamycin, a member of the pluramycin family of antitumor antibiotics. The angolosamine ...

The behavior of a protein molecule at the solid-liquid interface is a worthy scientific problem for at least three reasons. The main driving force for studying this problem is a practical one, as many areas of bio-related ...