Highly reactive organometallic reagents, like organolithiums (molecules with a carbon–lithium bond) are essential reagents in organic synthesis because of their applications from polymer synthesis to ...

Carbon–carbon bond formation is the basis for the biogenesis of nature's essential molecules. Consequently, it lies at the heart of the chemical sciences. Chiral catalysts have been developed for ...

Despite considerable advances, and the abundance of organometallic reagents developed for additions to carbonyl compounds, three key challenges have endured. First, the dependence on stoichiometric, ...

Highly reactive organometallic reagents, like organolithiums (molecules with a carbon–lithium bond) are essential reagents in organic synthesis because of their applications from polymer synthesis to ...

Synthetic chemists prize organolithium reagents for their ability to build carbon-carbon bonds. But their extreme reactivity also makes them dangerous—they can spontaneously ignite when exposed to air ...

CORRECTION: This story was updated on April 21, 2016, to clarify that the method described was not the first radical-based route to chiral quaternary carbon centers. The method is the first route ...

Key market opportunities for organometallics include expanding applications in advanced electronics, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals, driven by innovations in ligand design and sustainable ...

Controlling the uncontrollable compound. Researchers at the IPC PAS have trapped highly flammable compounds in the a tiny capsule that form a crystal. Photo courtesy: Grzegorz Krzyzewski For nearly ...

Highly reactive organometallic reagents, like organolithiums (molecules with a carbon–lithium bond) are essential reagents in organic synthesis because of their applications from polymer synthesis to ...