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Plant extraction
In a recent paper in PNAS
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[http://www.pnas.org/content/107/34/15287.abstract Roepke etal were studying the Madagascar periwinkle, a source of very important anti-cancer …
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Ideal organic synthesis
Our Friend and advisor Prof Baran from Scripps published the following in JOC: Aiming for the Ideal Synthesis, doi: 10.1021/jo1006812. In which he makes the following statement
"F …
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Experiences with Mobile NMR and NMR-Mouse?
A recent review discusses mobile nmr for art and cultural history (no subscription, so abstract only). The review cites NMR-Mouse in particular. The manufacturer, ACT, apparently o …
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Best-Practices for Maintaining a Glovebox
How best to maintain our group's several gloveboxes was taught to me orally by our post-docs, so I thought it might be interesting to see what other traditions are out there.
Mark …
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Maitotoxin, Nicolaou
In an recent JACS article Nicolaou reported a synthesis of the ABCDEFG ring system of Maitotoxin, quite a simple structure. JACS, asap, doi: 10.1021/ja102260q
In this publication …
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Oxidising agent
What is your favorite oxidising agent? Please explain why it is so, and provide some literature to demonstrate it's versatility. Mechanistic considerations and selectivity are also …
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Favorite Reducing agent
What is your favorite reducing agent? Please explain why it is so, and provide some literature to demonstrate it's versatility. Mechanistic considerations and selectivity are also …
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What is your Least favourite natural product?
What is your least favourite natural product in terms of structure, synthesis, yield etc.?
Mine is Vitamin B12, although the synthesis was a milestone in chemistry, I just can't ge …
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Synthesis of this oxadiazolotriazinone carboxylic acid?
Innocentive are offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who can provide a supply of this oxadiazolotriazinone by Nov. 29, 2009:
What would be one workable route to this compound?
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Celebrity Lab Tour: You Want Me to Wear What Now?
Sometimes it seems like the normal rules don't apply when it comes to celebrity lab tours. What's your best picture?
P.S. No hotlinking without permission, please.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PLEASE WHAT IS THE POSSIBLE PRODUCTS OF THIS REACTION - Iron II Chloride reacting with triphenylphosphine using a non-solvent method of synthesis and also the structures of the lik …
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penny experiment (zinc powder + Sodium hydroixide)
When you are doing the penny experiment to turn the outside gold/silver.......can you leave the penny in the soilution (zinc powder + Sodium Hydroxide)....or willl the zinc powder …
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solubility of nitrobenzen or benzen
what is the solubility of nitrobenzen or benzen in toluen?
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saturation of benzoic acid in toluene at room temperature
sir i want to know the saturation of benzoic acid in toluene .
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Synthesis and Structures of the Vannusals
Well Prof. Nicolaou has produced another two masterpieces: Nicalaou etal JACS ASAP, doi: 10.102/ja100740t and doi: 10.102/ja100742b. In which he describes the synthesis of the fals …