Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a straightforward method to convert common chemicals like carboxylic acids, alcohols, and alkanes directly into valuable alkenes ...

This causes a smoky flame. Alkenes have a functional group C=C – the part of the molecule that takes part in reactions. Alkanes, in contrast, do not have a functional group and are less reactive ...

An organic catalyst offers chemists precise control over a vital step in activating hydrocarbons. Researchers have developed ...

A major advance in alkene oligomerization catalysis was Brookhart’s 1995 report of highly active group 10 metal diimine systems. In contrast to nickel and palladium catalysts, the corresponding ...

Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have made a significant breakthrough in organic chemistry by developing a novel ...

A reaction mechanism for prediction of OH*, CH* and C2* chemiluminescent species Detection of non-intrusive OH*, CH* and C2* species is frequently used in the diagnostics A reaction model of such ...

For example, ethene reacts with water (in the presence of heat and a catalyst) to produce the alcohol ethanol. Addition polymerisation uses addition reactions to turn alkenes into polymers.

An organic catalyst offers chemists precise control over a vital step in activating hydrocarbons. An organic catalyst offers chemists precise control over a vital step in activating hydrocarbons.

an alkene and an oxime. These reactions require a photocatalyst, which absorbs light and passes the energy to the reactants, ...