The latest short science news items from C&EN. In C–H functionalization reactions, reagents tend to attack the weakest and most electron-rich carbon bond in a molecule, or the bond that chemists point ...

Cyclooctane is classified as a cycloalkane, characterized by the chemical formula C 8 H 16. It consists of a closed ring structure composed of eight carbon atoms and sixteen hydrogen atoms. A ...

Scientists have developed 'porous liquids': Nanoparticles, that are able to separate gas molecules of different sizes from each other, float - finely distributed - in a solvent. The porous liquids may ...

The state of a molecular system can be described in terms of collective variables. These low-dimensional descriptors of molecular structure can be used to monitor the state of the simulation, to ...

Researchers have described several unique properties of materials known as phase-switching liquids, or PSLs, that hold promise as next-generation anti-icing materials. PSLs can delay ice and frost ...

Day by day worldwide use of plastics is increasing because of their light weight and durable characteristics. Waste plastics are major environmental problems all over the world. Waste plastics are not ...

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