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Tag Archives: Chemistry
ConTRIVEd: A Novel Method of Protein Quantification
ConTRIVEd allows for the label-free, high-throughput quantification of protein concentration via a click-capable EZ ligand, which can be easily synthesized in 32 steps.
50 Shades of Brown: An Index of Chemical Misery
Using this novel method, you can judge the purity of reaction mixtures with a simple visible light spectroscopy (looking at it)
Platinum-Group Based Pentazolatocarboxylate Metal Inorganically Linked Frameworks for Direct CO2 Capture and Solar Fuel Applications
Abstract: We report the preparation of a PtO-pentazole Metal Inorganically Linked Framework (MILF)
The Mechanism of the Über Reaction
Novel paper proposing a catalytic cycle for the Over Reaction
PPG: Personal Protective Groups as a Defence Against Laboratory Carcinogens
New methods to protect post-grad chemists from laboratory carcinogens.
Effects of Superstitious Behavior on the Synthesis of Nylon 66
In this paper, the superstitions around lab practices are analyzed and evaluated
Applications of Cursed Chemistry in the Total Synthesis of Impracticatechol
the total synthesis of Impracticatechol. The highly complicated structure features a dozen stereocenters and a raft of functional groups including a pentavalent carbon.
The Smythe Reagent: ~1.6 M LiOH in Hexane
We describe a range of applications for the Smythe reagent, such as the O-lithiation of carboxylic acids, hydrolysis of ethyl esters and chlorophosphines, racemisation of alpha-stereocenters and poly-Claisen condensations.
Basketane Carrying Capacity and a Closer Look at the Atom Economy
What can one even buy in an atom economy like this? How much can I carry in my basketane, and how much will it cost? Through this research we have concluded nothing.