The use of bis(2-pyridyl)phenylphosphine and tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine as practical, drop-in alternatives to triphenylphosphine in the Mitsunobu and Appel reactions is reported. Their P-oxides are easi...

C&EN editors’ annual round-up of spectacular molecules we’ve covered in the past year

A bacterial enzyme could make it possible to produce the plastic building block ethylene without the emission of CO₂. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, led by Dr Johannes Rebelein, have now investigated the enzyme's structure and function in vitro.These findings lay the groundwork for more sustainable biotechnological ethylene production and improve our understanding of early biochemical processes.

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Current economic and regulatory challenges in developing antibiotics for Gram-negative bacteria

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Eye makeup found to contain graphite and manganese but not organic ingredients

Reactions that alter organic scaffolds by a single atom are already proving useful, but time will tell if they’ll fundamentally change how molecules are made

Use this poster, fact sheet and classroom activity to ensure your 14-16 learners get to grips with addition polymers

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Nature - Bacterial symbionts of animals may contain antibiotics that are particularly suitable for development into therapeutics; one such compound, darobactin, is active against important...

Rupo Mapanga on being a science writer intern at the Royal Society of Chemistry