Some 60 g of (+)-discodermolide, a potent inhibitor of tumor cell growth, has been prepared in a 39-step synthesis by the Novartis Chemical & Analytical Development Group in Basel, Switzerland. The ...

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

Hundreds of chemists can’t possibly share a 450-sq-ft lab—unless, that is, they don’t have to be there. Eli Lilly & Co. designed its Automated Synthesis Lab around this idea. Logging in from their ...

Chemical synthesis is already central to life and society, and has a fundamental role to play in delivering a sustainable future. The discovery, optimisation, and scalable manufacture of molecules and ...

A chemical change is more than just a simple alteration; it's a profound transformation at the molecular level. When substances undergo a chemical change, they undergo a metamorphosis, fundamentally ...

Nature has long been the source of lifesaving medicines, from willow bark’s natural aspirin to new discoveries in tropical ...