Organophosphorus chemistry has long been a cornerstone of both fundamental research and industrial applications, spanning the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, flame retardants, catalysts and advanced ...

Redox chemistry and the electrochemical behaviour of metal complexes form a cornerstone of contemporary materials science and catalysis. These systems, characterised by their ability to undergo ...

For more than a century, magnesium has been prized as a reactive metal capable of facilitating a range of important organic syntheses—the Grignard reaction, for example. For calcium, which sits just ...

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Speeding up chemical reactions is key to improving industrial processes or mitigating unwanted or harmful waste. Realizing these improvements requires that chemists design around documented reaction ...

Scientists may finally understand the mysterious transition behind a century-old chemistry experiment. The details of this transformation, in which adding electrons to a bright blue ammonia solution ...

An illustration of a person in a lab coat looking at a picket fence. The field is various elements, metals specifically. Credit: Chris Gash On a summer day about 20 years ago, Paul Chirik returned to ...