Chemists have found a way to apply a "foundational reaction" of organic chemistry to a stubborn class of chemicals, in a transformation that has been thought impossible for a century. Chemists at The ...

When Sam Bartlett, an Oregon State University senior in chemistry, put on his lab coat, goggles and latex gloves in the summer of 2010, he didn’t expect to wind up helping organic chemists around the ...

Subscribe to Stereo Chemistry now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. The following is a transcript of the episode. Interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Sarah ...

Benjamin List and David W. C. MacMillan take home the prize for revolutionizing chiral organic synthesis with small-molecule catalysts Asymmetric organocatalysis is a widely used technique and ...

Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds. Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may ...